Overview

• La Liga seeks to stage Barcelona vs Villarreal in Miami in December, while Serie A proposes AC Milan vs Como in Perth in February, both as one-off relocations.
• UEFA’s executive committee is expected to review the requests in Tirana this week, with any final decision anticipated at a FIFA Council meeting in early October.
• The Guardian reports UEFA may be asked to permit these matches on an exceptional basis rather than endorse a broader policy of playing domestic games abroad.
• A FIFA working group reviewing relocation rules has not issued recommendations; its membership includes Javier Tebas and Relevent CEO Daniel Sillman, with supporter groups absent.
• Opposition is mounting from Football Supporters Europe and EU sports commissioner Glenn Micallef, while the Premier League and Bundesliga leaders say they will not pursue overseas league matches.