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UEFA It will allow that it will allow Barcelona To play their Laliga Stability against Villarreal In December in Miami and AC Milan To play their Siri a Match against Como in Perth, Australia next February, but says it is being staged outside their country to protest the domestic league matches.
The landmark ruling is as follows Separate request from Laliga and Siri To play sports abroad, which were approved “reluctantly” at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting last month. However, UEFA President Alexander Seferin said the decision was “extraordinary” and would not “examp”.
The final decision to allow sports to be kept abroad now rests with FIFA, which is still in the process of finalizing the new rules. In a statement, the UEFA stated that it felt that it had no choice but to approve the requests from Laliga and Siri A due to lack of “clear and detailed” structure.
Independent It was previously reported that the domestic league such as Spain’s Laliga and Italy’s Seri A have seen the staging of important sports in attracting wide audiences and competing with the Premier League financial muscle.
However, the European Union Sports Commissioner, Glenn Mikalf, warned last month that domestic league matches are not staged, not innovation, it is a betrayal “and the topic of playing abroad has been criticized by Football Supporters Europe (FSE).
“League matches should be played on the soil of the house, will disintegrate fans going to some more loyal match and will potentially introduce deformed elements in competitions,” Saferin said in a statement.
“Our consultation confirmed the width of these concerns. I would like to thank 55 national associations for their creative and responsible engagement on such a sensitive issue.
“While letting both these games move forward, this decision is exceptional and will not be seen as an example. Our commitment is clear: protecting the integrity of the national league and ensuring that football is anchor in its home environment.”
Football supporters Europe released a statement, welcoming the “clear opposition to domestic sports abroad”, but mourned the decision to allow two games to move forward, and called to bring firm rules to protect domestic competition.
It states: “FSE will stand firm with fans in Spain and Italy to oppose these harmful proposals. Together with our members in these countries, we are looking at every possible option to compete these plans.
“By forcing these matches, La Liga and Siri A Risk reduced their own history and long-term success, reducing long-lasting damage to football in Europe-and beyond that.
“Now is the time of a solid regulatory structure that protects domestic competition. We are committed to working with UEFA, European institutions and all relevant bodies, which are to maintain the voice of supporters and protect European football.”