As European supporters’ groups fight against move to play games abroad, Javier Tebas says overseas fans ‘have a right to see the matches’
The head of Spanish football’s La Liga has said Hong Kong would be the “perfect” stage for one of his competition’s matches.
Barcelona and Villarreal are set to play a pioneering regular-season fixture in Miami in December, although that is dependent on Uefa, Fifa and US Soccer all giving their seals of approval.
Fan groups have petitioned those governing bodies to reject the move, but Javier Tebas, the La Liga president, told the Post at Hong Kong’s World Football Summit (WFS) that he “can’t see why this is creating such a kerfuffle”.
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