President of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, has said he remains committed to multiple La Liga games being played overseas. A match-up between the Catalan side and Girona FC was scheduled to be played at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium in January, but the Royal Spanish Football Federation and FIFA opposed the tie and Barcelona cancelled the game. The match will now take place on a neutral ground as part of FIFA's new international calendar.
President of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, has said he remains committed to multiple La Liga games being played overseas. A match-up between the Catalan side and Girona FC was scheduled to be played at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium in January, but the Royal Spanish Football Federation and FIFA opposed the tie and Barcelona cancelled the game. However, Bartomeu said that to grow international support, La Liga should hold three regular season games outside Spain annually, one each in the US, Middle East and Asia.