The Spanish football supporters’ association FASFE has joined with Barcelona and Villarreal fan groups to express their “absolute, total and firm opposition” to the plans.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement, they urged the RFEF and the national sports council to “stop this madness”, warning they would “take appropriate legal action” if it went ahead.<\/p>\n
Other one-off matches, such as the Italian Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup, have been held abroad in recent years.<\/p>\n
AC Milan are hoping to play their Serie A match against Como in Perth, Australia<\/a> in February, as the fixture clashes with their San Siro stadium hosting the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n However, the plans have yet to receive approval from Fifa, Uefa, Football Australia and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).<\/p>\n Fifa’s rules currently do not allow domestic league matches to be played abroad, but last year it set up a working group<\/a> to look into the matter.<\/p>\n Last year, La Liga said it wanted to hold Barcelona v Atletico Madrid in Miami before dropping the idea because of time constraints.<\/p>\n In 2019, Barcelona also planned to stage a league match against Girona in Miami, but the idea was scrapped<\/a> after opposition from the RFEF and its players’ union.<\/p>\n The Premier League has previously said it has no plans to play games overseas.<\/p>\n