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San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Italian soccer league hopes to stage Serie A match in Australia
ROME (AP) — An Italian league match between two teams located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart could be held in Australia next year. The Italian soccer federation announced on Thursday that a plan is in motion to play the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in Perth in February. 'The board has given a positive opinion to the league's request to play Milan-Como in Perth,' the FIGC said in a statement on Thursday. 'So we are closing in on what would be a historic 'away' match abroad, taking into account that the complex authorization procedure also needs the formal green light from the Australian federation, UEFA, the Asian Football Federation and FIFA.' The Spanish league has tried at least three times over the past seven years to take a regular season game to the United States. Plans in 2018 and 2019 were scrapped after opposition by Spain's soccer federation and the players' union, while another proposal was dropped last year because of time constraints. The FIGC believes UEFA could approve the plan because of 'the absolute exceptionality of the request.' The match is scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 7-8 but Milan's San Siro stadium will host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics that Friday. ___
Winnipeg Free Press
6 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Italian soccer league hopes to stage Serie A match in Australia
ROME (AP) — An Italian league match between two teams located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart could be held in Australia next year. The Italian soccer federation announced on Thursday that a plan is in motion to play the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in Perth in February. 'The board has given a positive opinion to the league's request to play Milan-Como in Perth,' the FIGC said in a statement on Thursday. 'So we are closing in on what would be a historic 'away' match abroad, taking into account that the complex authorization procedure also needs the formal green light from the Australian federation, UEFA, the Asian Football Federation and FIFA.' The Spanish league has tried at least three times over the past seven years to take a regular season game to the United States. Plans in 2018 and 2019 were scrapped after opposition by Spain's soccer federation and the players' union, while another proposal was dropped last year because of time constraints. The FIGC believes UEFA could approve the plan because of 'the absolute exceptionality of the request.' The match is scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 7-8 but Milan's San Siro stadium will host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics that Friday. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Italian soccer league hopes to stage Serie A match in Australia
ROME (AP) — An Italian league match between two teams located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart could be held in Australia next year. The Italian soccer federation announced on Thursday that a plan is in motion to play the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in Perth in February. Advertisement 'The board has given a positive opinion to the league's request to play Milan-Como in Perth,' the FIGC said in a statement on Thursday. 'So we are closing in on what would be a historic 'away' match abroad, taking into account that the complex authorization procedure also needs the formal green light from the Australian federation, UEFA, the Asian Football Federation and FIFA.' The Spanish league has tried at least three times over the past seven years to take a regular season game to the United States. Plans in 2018 and 2019 were scrapped after opposition by Spain's soccer federation and the players' union, while another proposal was dropped last year because of time constraints. The FIGC believes UEFA could approve the plan because of 'the absolute exceptionality of the request.' The match is scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 7-8 but Milan's San Siro stadium will host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics that Friday. ___ AP soccer:
The Star
6 days ago
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- The Star
Soccer-Italy's FA approves Serie A request for AC Milan to play Como in Australia
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Como - San Siro, Milan, Italy - March 15, 2025 AC Milan's Christian Pulisic scores their first goal REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo (Reuters) -AC Milan's Serie A clash with Como could become the first major European domestic league fixture played outside its home country after Italy's football federation (FIGC) gave the green light on Thursday for the match to be staged in Perth, Australia. The venue switch stems from Olympics logistics rather than commercial ambition as Milan's iconic San Siro Stadium will be unavailable that weekend when it hosts the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 6. The proposal moves European football into uncharted territory after previous requests to stage domestic league matches abroad were knocked back by authorities. "The Federal Council gave a positive opinion to the Lega Serie A's request to play Milan-Como in Perth," the FIGC said in a statement. "This brings closer what would be a historic 'trip' abroad for a Serie A match." However, the FIGC cautioned that the "complex authorisation procedure" still requires formal approval from Football Australia, UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA before the historic fixture can kick off Down Under. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru;Editing by Christian Radnedge)
Straits Times
6 days ago
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- Straits Times
Italy's FA approves Serie A request for AC Milan to play Como in Australia
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox AC Milan's Serie A clash with Como could become the first major European domestic league fixture played outside its home country after Italy's football federation (FIGC) gave the green light on Thursday for the match to be staged in Perth, Australia. The venue switch stems from Olympics logistics rather than commercial ambition as Milan's iconic San Siro Stadium will be unavailable that weekend when it hosts the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 6. The proposal moves European football into uncharted territory after previous requests to stage domestic league matches abroad were knocked back by authorities. "The Federal Council gave a positive opinion to the Lega Serie A's request to play Milan-Como in Perth," the FIGC said in a statement. "This brings closer what would be a historic 'trip' abroad for a Serie A match." However, the FIGC cautioned that the "complex authorisation procedure" still requires formal approval from Football Australia, UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA before the historic fixture can kick off Down Under. REUTERS
