Tebas: LaLiga could play in U.S. as soon as '25

Key Facts

• (1:09) * Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 24, 2024, 01:57 PM ET REACTIONS LaLiga president Javier Tebas said the Spanish league is hopeful of playing competitive games in the United States as soon as the 2025-26 season.
• Tebas originally planned to stage a league match involving Barcelona and Girona at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium in 2018 but was met with opposition from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and FIFA, among others.
• Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) However, a recent lawsuit involving Relevent Sports Group, the company involved in moving LaLiga matches to the U.S., has reopened the possibility of it happening in the future.
• Relevent sued in 2019 after FIFA disrupted its plan to host Barcelona and Girona at Miami Gardens, Florida, and the USSF refused permission to sanction a league match between two teams from Ecuador.

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