It appears more and more probably that La Liga will maintain its first home match overseas, in america.
Barcelona’s conflict towards Atlético de Madrid in December is shaping as much as be the pioneering match.
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At present, the match will probably be performed on the non permanent Olympic Stadium in Barcelona on the weekend of December 21 and 22, days earlier than Christmas.
Nevertheless, FIFA, UEFA and the Spanish Soccer Federation are working to take the match overseas, the Each day Mail stories.
Miami is known to be the main candidate to host the match, with Exhausting Rock Stadium being the proposed venue.
The 65,000-capacity stadium is the house area of the Miami Dolphins and would supply a spectacular setting for the blockbuster recreation.
It would not be Barcelona’s first foray into United Stadium, as they performed a pleasant match in Dallas, Texas, final December.
They then confronted Actual Madrid in a pleasant at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey final summer season earlier than 82,500 followers.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has made no secret of his want to host a league match in america.
Final summer season he stated: “It is a present of respect to the American (LaLiga) followers.
“We’re seeing the NBA and the NFL play in Europe or in Mexico. This may resonate within the American market.”
The Spanish Soccer Federation has already had two earlier makes an attempt to get a aggressive match overseas.
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In 2019, LaLiga tried to maneuver Girona vs Barcelona and Villarreal vs Atlético de Madrid away from Spain throughout Luis Rubiales’ reign as president of the Spanish Soccer Federation.
Nevertheless, there’s now extra optimism that agreements might be reached.
FIFA has all the time opposed this concept, stating that official league matches should be performed on the territory of the respective member affiliation.
However with Alexander Ceferin aiming to host the Champions League last in america sooner or later, Spanish officers are hopeful their very own plan can develop into a actuality.
Barcelona desperately want to extend their earnings and the membership’s debt is estimated at £2.5bn.
Hansi Flick’s staff at present performs on the close by Olympic Stadium, which solely has capability for 45,000 followers, whereas renovations are underway on the Camp Nou.
The hope is that Barcelona can return house for the beginning of the 2025/26 season, nonetheless, the works will solely be half completed with an estimated capability of 60,000 individuals.
Work is predicted to be utterly accomplished by the summer season of 2026, when the brand new stadium can have capability for 105,000 individuals.
