# Soccer: The first European league fixture to be played abroad will feature Spanish teams Barcelona against Villareal in Miami in the US in December. European governing body, UEFA said earlier it was against the idea of games being played overseas, but would allow it on exceptional basis, along with Italian sides AC Milan and Como’s Serie A match in Australia in February. The president of Spain’s La Liga, Javier Tebas, describes the encounter as a historic step which will project Spanish soccer into a new dimension.
Soccer: Barcelona and Villareal will play in first European league fixture abroad