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UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin ‘not happy’ with plan to play Villarreal vs Barcelona in Miami

> ”We are not happy, but, no matter how much we have checked legally, we do not have much room for manoeuvre if the federation agrees and both federations too.

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> “But I think that, going forward, we will have to discuss this very seriously, because football should be played in Europe, fans should watch it at home; they cannot travel to Australia or the United States to see their teams,” he told Politico.

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> “We will also open this conversation with FIFA and with all the federations, because I don’t think it is positive. If it is an exception, fine; if there is a reason, good; but, in principle, European teams should play in Europe because the fans who cheer them on live in Europe. It’s a great tradition.”

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