Can FIFA And UEFA Be Trusted to Stand Up For Domestic Football?!
All football fans should remember the date of October 6th 2025, when UEFA made the most UEFA of decisions, by allowing La Liga and Serie A permission to hold one domestic game overseas during this 2025/26 season, whilst simultaneously making it known that they disapprove of such a move. To clarify, Villarreal will now be allowed to play their 'home' league game against Barcelona, in December, in Miami, a mere 4700 miles away from the Estadio de la Ceramica, where the game should be played. Meanwhile, AC Milan will 'host' Como in February, with the San Siro being replaced with a venue in Perth, Australia, and just 8500 miles separating the Rossoneri from their usual home. In their statement to announce the approval, UEFA continued to walk this diplomatic tightrope by reiterating "its clear opposition to domestic league matches being played outside their home country”, and then passing the buck over to FIFA. Their reasoning being that the regulatory framework of F...
