World Sports: UEFA will meet on September 11 to discuss Huang Qian s overseas match request against Barcelona

Hupu, August 28, According to World Sports, UEFA will hold a meeting on September 11 to discuss the request of Villarreal to play Barcelona overseas.

It is reported that after the approval of the two teams, the Spanish Football Association decided to transfer this application from La Liga to UEFA. This will be the first time in Spanish league history that there has been a match played overseas.

At the same time, the Italian Football Association also applied to schedule the Milan vs. Como match in Australia on February 6, but the situation is different, and the Italian Football Association's request seems more likely to come true. In contrast, Villarreal's match against Barcelona in the United States is more complicated. Because Spain's opposition is stronger than Italy - Real Madrid issued a tough statement. On the contrary, in Italy, no one objected to moving Milan's match against Como to Perth, as the San Siro Stadium would be occupied by the Winter Olympics during that time.

As for Huang Qian and Barcelona, ​​UEFA is studying whether it is feasible at the legal level, but there is not much time left for the Executive Committee. Everyone knows that if this overseas competition is approved, it will set an extremely important precedent. In addition, the opposition from the Spanish Player Union must be taken into account, which brings together signatures from the captains of 42 clubs in La Liga and Spanish Second Division, as well as protests from European fans.

On Wednesday, EU Sports Commissioner Glenn Mikaref also joined in and expressed his opposition: "European games must be played in Europe. European football must belong to Europe." In response, La Liga President Tevas retorted that Villarreal's match against Barcelona "is just one of the 380 games of La Liga in the 2025-26 season."

If UEFA approves, the final decision will still be in the hands of FIFA. Even if UEFA nods, FIFA hopes to regulate it through rules and regulations to ensure the sports spirit of the competition, such as clarifying how many games can be played overseas, the distances of overseas stadiums, which teams can participate, etc. The whole process is very complicated. By contrast, UEFA does not object to domestic cups like the Spanish Super Cup being held overseas, because all participating teams have the same conditions.