Several countries are interested in hosting football matches from the main European leagues and club tournaments in the short to medium term – a possibility that Possibility for the development of competitions such as LaLiga, the Premier League or even the Champions League outside EuropeSooner or later it will become a reality that it will happen.
One of the competitions that is particularly keen to carry its passion and emotion to other parts of the world, especially for America is the Spanish LaLiga. This week, LaLiga president Javier Tebas stressed again that such a possibility exists.
Tebas brings LaLiga to the USA
During a video conference held this Wednesday as part of the World Football Summit Americas, At the conference, which took place over the past three days at the Hotel International Polanco in Mexico City, Tebas again spoke about the desire to host official LaLiga matches in the United States and mentioned Miami as the focus of his goal.
“We tried it for the third time and maybe this time it will work the third time. I don’t know if it will work next season, but we plan to play in Miami in the future,” Tebas explained in a video conference.
LaLiga wants to copy the formula of the NFL, MLB and NBA
To underline his message, the LaLiga president said provided an example of North American competitions where destinations such as Mexico or European countries are regularly chosen as host venues for official season matchesand makes it clear that LaLiga plans to host one game abroad per seasonespecially in the United States.
“It’s just one competitive game. There was some controversy about it because at first people thought there were more than 600 La Liga games, but it’s just one game. And that’s to show respect and take into account the wishes of football fans in the United States. We have seen NBA and NFL teams playing in Europe and Mexico – it is a sign of respect and generates resonance in the American market,” explained Tebas.
In April, Tebas explained the plans for a LaLiga game, with participation of Real Madrid or Barcelona, will be played in the USA in the 2025/26 season“An official game in the US will strengthen our position in the North American market, which is the second largest market for La Liga after Spain,” he said in an interview with extension.
