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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Flo Clifford

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says holding league games abroad is a ‘big risk’

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said football is taking a “big risk” by allowing domestic league matches to be played abroad, as the fallout from Uefa’s controversial decision on the matter continues.

Uefa has “reluctantly” consented to La Liga and Serie A both playing a league game abroad, with AC Milan set to play Como in Perth, Australia next February and a game scheduled between Villareal and Barcelona in Miami this December.

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