According to several Spanish press reports, La Liga managers want the 17th race between Villarreal and Barcelona Conduct at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on the weekend of December 20-21, 2025.
Villarreal – Barcelona was originally scheduled to take place at the Estadio de la Ceremica, the headquarters of the “Yellow Submarine” and if the information is confirmed, it will be the first major European Championships beyond the Atlantic.
In an interview with CNN in early August, Barcelona President Joan Laporta expressed his support for organizing such a race, as “a great honor”.
Today (11.08.2025) the Board of Directors of the Spanish Football Federation (FRF), which is responsible for the La Liga Games, will meet in order to approve this proposal. According to “The Athletic”, if the proposal is accepted, it will lead to a “request to UEFA to initiate procedures for the approval of FIFA to change the program”.