GENEVA (AP) — A tradition-busting plan to play domestic league games for Barcelona in the United States and AC Milan in Australia failed to make key progress Thursday with fans promised more say in the decision.

The UEFA executive committee said it needed more time to weigh proposals by the Spanish and Italian leagues and talk more with fan groups. Fans overwhelmingly oppose taking competitive games outside Europe which soccer’s world body FIFA previously blocked.

Spain’s La Liga wants to stage Villarreal’s “home” game against Barcelona in Miami on Dec. 20 and Serie A wants to move the AC Milan-Como game in February to Perth, Australia.

UEFA said its executive committee that is meeting in Tirana, Albania, acknowledged “an important and growing issue” and wanted “to ensure that it has th

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