In an op-ed published on Friday 5 September by several European newspapers (Marca, La Gazzetta dello Sport, L’Équipe, Illum, The Times of Malta, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), the European Commissioner for Sport, Glenn Micallef, opposed the relocation of league matches outside Europe.
Reacting to the decision by the Spanish (La Liga) and Italian (Serie A) national football leagues to hold matches in Miami (USA) and Perth (Australia) respectively, he said: “European football...