LaLiga Santander: FIFA rejects the relocation of Girona FC - FC Barcelona game to the United States

"Consistent with the opinion expressed by the Football Stakeholders Committee(chaired by the Canadian Vittorio Montagliani), the Council emphasised the sporting principle that official league matches must be played within the territory of the respective member association," affirmed FIFA at the 8^th meeting of its FIFA Council, in Kigali (Rwanda), on 26/10/2018, regarding the LaLiga project to organize the Girona FC - FC Barcelona game (Matchday 21 of the 2018-19 LaLiga Santander) at Hard Rock Stadium (64,982 capacity) in Miami (Florida, USA) on Saturday, 26/01/2019 (kick-off at 14:45 local time, 20:45 CET).

"Should we receive official notification from FIFA that they prohibit the match, we will take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) urgently," said LaLiga in a statement on 26/10/2018.

As part of an agreement with Relevent (US media, sports, and entertainment company) to form a joint venture to promote football in the United States and Canada, LaLiga announced on 16/08/2018, the intention to hold, each season, an official match of the Spanish League in the United…