{"id":4102,"date":"2025-08-11T17:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/spanish-leagues-approach-to-holding-regular-season-games-in-the-us\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:37:26","slug":"spanish-leagues-approach-to-holding-regular-season-games-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/spanish-leagues-approach-to-holding-regular-season-games-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish leagues approach to holding regular season games in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; The Spanish league is approaching regular season games in the US. <\/p>\n<p>The Spanish Football Federation on Monday approved a request for a match between Villarreal and Barcelona, which will take place in Miami on December 20th. <\/p>\n<p>The federation is currently seeking approval from the football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA. <\/p>\n<p>The 17th match at La Liga will be held at Hard Rock Stadium. <\/p>\n<p>The league was first to start a match in the US in 2018, but the idea was rejected after criticism from some players, fans and clubs. Subsequent attempts to play there also failed. <\/p>\n<p>Staging matches abroad is part of the league&#8217;s goal of promoting football and its brands in other countries. The league has long-term partnerships with related sports in sports and entertainment groups that are part of Stephen Ross&#8217; portfolio of companies such as Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Dolphins, Formula One&#8217;s Miami Grand Prix and Miami Open Tennis Tournament.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">FIFA moved last year to end decades of football tradition<\/span> By ordering a review of the policy that blocks domestic league matches being played in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Fans may oppose team home matches, but may travel thousands of miles (kilometers) apart, but it has become a routine for US professional sports leagues to be set in games in Europe, Asia and South America.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/laliga-spanish-league-miami-game-barcelona-villarreal-72fae32aeed9ff04478ea6121d355c89\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; The Spanish league is approaching regular season games in the US. The Spanish Football Federation on Monday approved a request for a match between Villarreal and Barcelona, which will take place in Miami on December 20th. The federation is currently seeking approval from the football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA. 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