Seven-time European champions AC Milan are heading to Perth to play an Italian league game in a historic but controversial first.

UEFA have "reluctantly" agreed to allow a regular Serie A match between Milan and Como to be staged in the Western Australian capital in February.

European football's governing body also said on Monday they would permit Barcelona and Villarreal to play their December Spanish league clash in Miami.

However, they said they disapproved of clubs taking matches overseas and would work to prevent this becoming a precedent.

FIFA, the world governing body, also have to assent but that is expected to be a formality.

Spain's La Liga have been pursuing their transatlantic vision for almost a decade, emulating the strategy employed by the NFL and NBA to establish thems

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