Cheferin: European teams should play in Europe, support their fans in Europe

UEFA reserves the attitude of Barcelona playing against Villarreal in Miami. According to World Sports, UEFA is not inclined to approve the 17th round of La Liga Villarreal against Barcelona in Miami on December 20. The UEFA Executive Committee will hold a meeting in Tirana, Albania on September 11 to make a decision on the matter.

However, at the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Group Team draw in Monte Carlo, UEFA President Cefelin made it clear in an interview with Belgian website Politico: "European teams should play in Europe. We will discuss this issue with FIFA and all the soccer associations because I don't think it's a good idea. Of course, if this is an exception, or there are special reasons, it's acceptable. But in principle, European teams should play in Europe because it's a great tradition to support their fans living in Europe."

UEFA is stepping up the legal level to determine whether it can prevent Villarreal from playing Barcelona in Miami (USA) and Milan against Cuomo in Perth (Australia). Although other clubs on Italy agreed on this, in Spain, Real Madrid has issued a statement opposing the proposal.

9月11日的决定将至关重要，不过切费林也留下了一些余地，使得这两场比赛仍有可能在其他大陆举行：“我们对此并不满意，但从法律角度来看，如果我们得到相关足协的支持，我们的空间非常有限。但我认为，未来我们需要认真讨论这个问题，因为足球应该在欧洲进行，球迷们也应该能够在自己的主场观看比赛，而不是去澳大利亚或美国看球。”