Madrid (AP) – Villarreal is free and promising for season ticket holders Spanish league matches It will be held in Miami in December against Barcelona.
The club said Tuesday that those who don’t want to or can’t get a 20% discount on season tickets.
The Spanish Football Federation approved a request for a match to take place in the US on Monday December 20th. UEFA and FIFA must approve the request before it becomes official.
“We will be the first (Spanish) team to play a league match overseas,” Villarreal President Fernando Roig told a news conference. “This will go a long way in expanding our brand in major markets like the US.”
Staging matches abroad was part of the league’s goal of promoting football and its brands in other countries.
The match between Barcelona and Girona was the first to start the match in the US in 2018, but the idea was rejected after criticism from players, fans and clubs. Subsequent attempts to play there also failed.
The league offered Girona fans a compensation package when they tried to take their home match against Barcelona to the US in 2018.
This time it was not clear whether it was a league that pays for travel and travel for club fans.
Attempts to play in the US are part of the league’s sports and entertainment groups’ long-term partnerships with related sports and entertainment groups, and are part of a portfolio of companies such as Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Dolphins, Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix, and Miami Open Tennis Tournament.
The 17th match at La Liga will be held at Hard Rock Stadium.
FIFA moved last year to end decades of football tradition By ordering a review of the policy that blocks domestic league matches being played in other countries.
Some Spanish fan groups and the national athletes association on Monday expressed disapproval of plans to move games thousands of kilometers away.
But this has become a regular part of the pro sports leagues for setting games in Europe, Asia and South America, which help us build our brands and fanbase.
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