The attempt to transfer Spain to Miami continues and stand-by. This Thursday, at the meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Tirana, the governing body of European football analyzed the request of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that the match of Day 17 of the League, scheduled in December before the Christmas break, is played in US territory. “The Committee acknowledged that it is an important and growing issue, but expressed the desire to ensure that it has the opinions of all interested parties before making a final decision,” explained the top European agency in a statement. The unprecedented jump in the recent history of the League is still unresolved. It is already known, in any case, that Real Madrid and the AFE are against
It is not the first time that Thebes seeks to expand LaLiga’s borders. In the 2018-2019 season, the president of the employer tried to transfer the Girona-Barcelona of Montilivi to Hard Rock Stadium, today home by Lionel Messi, then at the Camp Nou. However, he could not. Luis Rubiales, at the time at the head of the Federation, opposed: “A party with a local headquarters cannot be released from the country and, if there were arguments – which we asked LaLiga to convince us – we would have weighed this matter.” Paradoxically, two years later, he agreed to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. Today, that agreement is judicialized.
This time, on the other hand, the Federation did not oppose LaLiga’s request to transfer Villarreal -Barcelona to the United States, always with the approval of the teams. On the contrary: he transferred the application to UEFA and FIFA. From the outset, however, it did not seem very open to the initiative: “We are not happy, but, as much as we have legally proven, we do not have much room for maneuver if the federation agrees and both federations too. But I think that, in the face of the future, we will have to discuss this very seriously, because football should be played in Europe, fans should see it at home; they cannot travel to Australia [la Serie A quiere llevar el Milán–Como a Perth] nor to the United States to see their teams. ”Doubts persist in Nyon, headquarters of the top European football body.“ There are many issues to be resolved and, as a European governing body, UEFA He has the responsibility of taking into account all those factors. As a result, today no decision was made, but UEFA will carry out a round of consultations with all those interested in European football, including fans, ”UEFA insisted.
Last year, FIFA had already given a legal framework to play games outside the territory of the leagues, although it clarified possible consequences on competitive balance, including the interests of the other teams in the competition. He also considered possible disorders for the host country teams, the security of fans and soccer players and other factors that may affect the integrity of the meeting or well -being of all involved.
Those who did show against Villarreal -Barcelona to Miami were Real Madrid and the soccer union, the AFE. The White Club argues that “the essential principle of territorial reciprocity that governs in double return league (one match at home and another in that of the opposite team is” violated), altering the competitive balance and giving an undue sports advantage to the requesting clubs. ” Just a few days ago: “If they don’t give us more information, we will oppose us in Miami.”
The duel between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami represents much more than a party: it is a laboratory. And the new scenario even worries the government. “I like that national competitions are played in my country. I am in favor of playing in Spain. As a government, I am attracting international competitions to my country. Imagine where I want the national ones to dispute. In my country, where there are great cities,” said the Minister of Education and spokesman, Pilar Alegría.
UEFA takes its time. But he still does not close the door to Thebes, who has been waiting for a. A new scenario appears: a football away from fans and near money, in short, son of globalization.
