La Liga could play its first home game on U.S. soil as early as December if FIFA, UEFA and the Spanish Soccer Federation give the green light.

Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid at Barcelona's temporary Olympic Stadium on the weekend of December 22, but all three parties are working to move the game to Miami.

Sources in the US said so Mailsport They hope the move is approved and the game continues.

Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, has made it clear for some time that he wants to play a league game in the USA.

Last summer he said: “It's a sign of respect for the US fans (of La Liga). “We see the NBA and NFL playing in Europe or in Mexico. “It would appeal to the American market.”

Barcelona's LaLiga game against Atletico Madrid could take place at the Hard Rock Stadium

The date is set for the end of December, but discussions are ongoing about moving it to the United States

Barcelona faced Real Madrid in a friendly at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last summer in front of 82,500 spectators.

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami is scheduled to host the game in December.

The Spanish Football Association has previously spoken out against the idea of ​​playing a competitive match abroad. La Liga made two failed attempts to play one of its games on U.S. soil in 2019, but both attempts failed when Luis Rubiales was president of the Spanish Soccer Federation.

La Liga unsuccessfully tried to move Girona out of Spain against Barcelona and then Villarreal against Atlético Madrid. In the post-Rubiales era, there is more optimism that La Liga will be supported by the Spanish national association.

FIFA has always been against this idea. The world association's rules state that official league games must be played on the territory of the respective member association.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has made no secret of the fact that a league game should be played in the USA

Sources in the US are confident the drastic venue change will get the green light

But La Liga has seen UEFA president Alexander Ceferin's push to host a Champions League final in the US one season as a sign that opposition to the idea has waned.

Barcelona played a friendly in Dallas last December and are the club in Spain most open to the idea. They are also the club that most financially needs the benefits of a US payday.

Victor Font, who was current president Joan Laporta's main rival in the club's last elections, recently estimated the financially troubled club's debts at 2.5 billion.

They lost an estimated €50 million away at the Spotify Camp Nou last season while the arena was being renovated.

Their temporary home at Montjuic only holds 45,000 spectators.

Barcelona played a friendly in Dallas, Texas last December and are open to the idea

Diego Simeone's Atlético would also benefit financially and not miss a home game

The club hopes to return home in early 2025, but construction will only be half complete and capacity will only be 60,000. Work on the new stadium, which will hold 105,000 spectators, is expected to be completed in summer 2026.

Barca are currently above La Liga's official salary spending limit and have struggled to register players in recent transfer windows. The Miami game would increase their income.

Atletico Madrid would also benefit financially and not lose a home game. It is likely that there will be disagreements among some of the remaining 18 clubs in the Spanish first division, as the two teams taking part in the Miami game would gain a financial advantage over the others.

LaLiga confirmed to MailSport that its US partner Relevant is in talks with FIFA. “There are still steps to be taken, but we like the idea,” a spokesman said.