Overview

• The Villarreal vs. Barcelona league game is slated for December 20 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium as an official LaLiga fixture.
• Javier Tebas argued the CSD cannot prohibit the event, saying approval rested with UEFA and the RFEF, with a communication from U.S. federation/CONCACAF still pending and FIFA consent also relevant.
• The players’ union AFE and some players, including Frenkie de Jong, have criticized the plan on sporting and welfare grounds.
• Tebas said LaLiga will neither receive nor distribute revenue from the match, with external promoter Relevent handling ticketing and payments and final amounts yet to be determined.
• Defending a broader push to internationalize the competition, Tebas floated a regulated model of one overseas fixture per league and dismissed claims of competition adulteration.