Tuesday briefing: UEFA approves LaLiga and Serie A requests for overseas games

UEFA has “reluctantly” approved the two requests from LaLiga and Serie A to stage domestic matches overseas this season, in the US and Australia respectively.

Spain’s top flight is planning to stage December’s Villarreal vs Barcelona game at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, while Italy’s Serie A is set to bring its AC Milan vs Como fixture to Perth’s Optus Stadium next February.

In a statement, UEFA said its executive committee had given approval to both requests “on an exceptional ba