{"id":59937,"date":"2025-08-11T18:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=59937"},"modified":"2025-08-11T18:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:48:54","slug":"spain-federation-approves-plan-to-move-villarreal-v-barcelona-la-liga-match-to-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=59937","title":{"rendered":"Spain federation approves plan to move Villarreal v Barcelona La Liga match to Miami&#8230;&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spain\u2019s football federation (RFEF) has officially approved a landmark proposal to host a La Liga match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami\u2014marking a potential first for a European league game in the United States this season .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The fixture, originally scheduled to be played on December 21 at Villarreal\u2019s Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica, is now proposed to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on December 20, 2025 . Following RFEF\u2019s green light, the request will be forwarded to UEFA, then to CONCACAF and the U.S. Soccer Federation, with FIFA informed as part of established procedure .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7de3258b9a9f0dcd4a45ad320d72d28d-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7de3258b9a9f0dcd4a45ad320d72d28d-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7de3258b9a9f0dcd4a45ad320d72d28d.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This development is the culmination of multiple unsuccessful attempts over recent years\u2014including a derailed plan in 2018 for a Girona\u2013Barcelona fixture and another in late 2024 involving Barcelona vs. Atl\u00e9tico Madrid . Now, with institutional alignment and legal hurdles cleared, La Liga edges closer to exporting its regular-season action overseas\u2014ushering in a new era for its international expansion .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>La Liga\u2019s leadership, under Javier Tebas, views this as a strategic move to broaden the league\u2019s footprint and commercial outreach\u2014now potentially on the cusp of fruition.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain\u2019s football federation (RFEF) has officially approved a landmark proposal to host a La Liga match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami\u2014marking a potential first for a European league game in the United States this season . &nbsp; The fixture, originally scheduled to be played on December 21 at Villarreal\u2019s Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica, is 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