"Promoters of the match, Relevent, state the reason for the cancellation is because of "insufficient time" to organise the event, with La Liga also citing the "uncertainty in Spain". La Liga said it "deeply regrets" the postponement and described it as a blow to the "international profile of the entire football ecosystem". La Liga also believed staging an official match outside Spain would have been a "decisive step in the global expansion" of its competition."
"It would have been the first time a European top-flight league match had taken place in the United States, although the Spanish Super Cup has been held in Saudi Arabia in the four of the past five seasons. After the Miami game was originally confirmed, the Italian football federation (FIGC) decided to sanction a Serie A match between AC Milan and Como to be played in Perth, Australia, in February."
"La Liga has cancelled plans to hold a regular-season match between Villarreal and Barcelona in December. In August, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) approved plans to move Villarreal's fixture against Barcelona to Hard Rock Stadium on 20 December - a decision that sparked discontent in Spain. The plans to hold a top-flight game outside Spain for the first time faced huge backlash, with players refusing to move for the first 15 seconds of matches in La Liga at the weekend."
La Liga cancelled a planned December regular-season match between Villarreal and Barcelona that had been scheduled for Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Promoters Relevent cited insufficient time to organise the event and La Liga cited uncertainty in Spain as reasons for the postponement. The proposed move provoked domestic backlash, including player protests during weekend fixtures. La Liga described the cancellation as a blow to the competition's international profile and a missed opportunity for revenue generation and global expansion. The fixture would have been the first European top-flight league match in the United States, while other federations have pursued overseas fixtures.
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