Overview

• LaLiga has proposed moving Villarreal vs. Barcelona to Florida on December 20, and Serie A has floated shifting AC Milan vs. Como to Australia in February.
• Aleksandar Čeferin said UEFA opposes staging domestic league matches outside Europe but indicated the body has little legal leverage if FIFA and national federations consent.
• EU Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef condemned the plans, arguing European competitions should stay in Europe and labeling relocations a deception in a post on X.
• RND reporting says the European Commission is in contact with football federations to try to head off late venue changes to other continents.
• Players’ union AFE and Football Supporters Europe have protested the proposals, Real Madrid has rejected them as an unacceptable precedent, and Serie A president Ezio Simonelli defended the move as a way to bolster overseas rights.