Overview

• AFE issued a statement rejecting the proposed relocation and said all Primera División captains backed its position after a Thursday meeting.
• LaLiga, Barcelona and Villarreal said they asked for authorization to stage the jornada 17 game on December 20 or 21 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
• The RFEF has advanced the request to UEFA and FIFA for a ruling, leaving the proposal awaiting formal approval from football authorities.
• AFE said it requested a descriptive report from LaLiga to inform players, but the league declined to outline the plan in advance and only pledged updates on authorizations.
• The union argued that moving a domestic league fixture abroad alters the competition and displaces players as workers, calling for prior dialogue and agreement, while Real Madrid asked Spain’s CSD to intervene and other clubs voiced opposition to the precedent.