Overview
- LaLiga confirmed the overseas staging is off and the fixture will revert to being played in Spain as Villarreal’s home match.
- Relevent told the league it could not properly execute the event and said it would be irresponsible to sell tickets without a confirmed match.
- Players staged coordinated 15‑second kick-off pauses, fans and some clubs objected, and Real Madrid filed complaints as figures like Thibaut Courtois warned the move would distort competition.
- UEFA had granted exceptional, reluctant approval for the Miami game, while rules at FIFA level were described as insufficiently clear.
- The collapse intensifies scrutiny of efforts to export domestic league fixtures, with Serie A still pursuing AC Milan vs Como in Perth on an exceptional basis.