The Spanish football supporters’ association FASFE has joined with Barcelona and Villarreal fan groups to express their “absolute, total and firm opposition” to the plans. In a joint statement, they urged the RFEF and the national sports council to “stop this madness”, warning they would “take appropriate legal action” if it went ahead. Other one-off matches, such as the Italian Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup, have been held abroad in recent years. AC Milan are hoping to play their Serie A match against Como in Perth, Australia in February, as the fixture clashes with their San Siro stadium hosting the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. However, the plans have yet to receive approval from Fifa, Uefa, Football Australia and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Fifa’s rules currently do not allow domestic league matches to be played abroad, but last year it set up a working group to look into the matter. Last year, La Liga said it wanted to hold Barcelona v Atletico Madrid in Miami before dropping the idea because of time constraints. In 2019, Barcelona also planned to stage a league match against Girona in Miami, but the idea was scrapped after opposition from the RFEF and its players’ union. The Premier League has previously said it has no plans to play games overseas. In 2008, then Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore proposed playing an extra round of fixtures abroad, but the plans were shelved after criticism from fans and the media. – BBC.