The Spanish football federation (RFEF) has given its approval to a request from LaLiga clubs Barcelona and Villarreal to play a league match in Miami this season.

ESPN reported on Sunday that RFEF executives were set to discuss the issue in a board meeting on Monday, in the first step in a process which would see a Spanish first division game being played overseas for the first time.

Villarreal are due to host Barcelona on matchday 17 in LaLiga this season, scheduled for the weekend of Dec. 20, 2025.

Both clubs have now asked for the game to be played at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, rather than Villarreal's Estadio de La Cerámica.

"In its meeting on Aug. 11, 2025, the board of the RFEF has learnt of the request from clubs Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona to play their matchday 17 firs

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