{"id":51538,"date":"2025-10-07T18:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/uefa-approves-la-liga-serie-a-requests-to-play-abroad"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:26:00","slug":"uefa-approves-la-liga-serie-a-requests-to-play-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/uefa-approves-la-liga-serie-a-requests-to-play-abroad","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Approves La Liga Serie A Requests to Play Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>UEFA said Monday that it reluctantly approved requests for a Spanish LaLiga match between Villarreal and Barcelona and an Italian Serie A clash between Milan and Como to be played abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The football governing body said in a statement that the Executive Committee has reluctantly taken the decision to approve, on an exceptional basis, the two requests referred to it.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin stressed that all league clashes should be played on home soil, noting that &#8220;anything else would disenfranchise loyal match-going fans and potentially introduce distortive elements in competitions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While it is regrettable to have to let these two games go ahead, this decision is exceptional and shall not be seen as setting a precedent,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA gave the green light to LaLiga and Serie A for the one-off matches abroad, saying the decision was forced because the relevant FIFA regulatory framework was not clear enough to prevent it.<\/p>\n<p>The Villarreal-Barcelona match will be held in Miami in the US, likely in December, while the clash between Milan and Como will take place in Perth, Australia in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. UEFA said Monday that it reluctantly approved requests for a Spanish LaLiga match between Villarreal and Barcelona and an Italian Serie A clash between Milan and Como to be played abroad. 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