Overview
- UEFA’s executive committee met in Tirana and postponed a ruling on requests to move Villarreal vs Barcelona to Miami in December and AC Milan vs Como to Perth in February 2026.
- In a statement, UEFA called the matter important and said it will run a formal consultation with stakeholders, explicitly including supporters, before any final decision.
- Spain’s RFEF and Italy’s FIGC have already approved the moves, while FIFA’s involvement continues via a rules working group and any eventual sign‑off at global level.
- Fan organizations, including Football Supporters Europe and more than 500 groups, remain firmly opposed, and EU sport chief Glenn Micallef has condemned the Miami proposal.
- Commercial and logistical factors drive the bids, with reports of £4m–£5m offered to Barcelona and Villarreal and Serie A citing San Siro’s Olympic unavailability as a constraint.