The fixture would have made historical past because the first-ever league sport to be performed overseas
The scheduled league fixture between in AC Milan and Como to be performed in Perth, Australia, has been cancelled because of what the Serie A president referred to as “unacceptable requests” made by the Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC).
The match, which had been pencilled for 8 February 2026, would have been the first-ever European home league sport staged overseas.
Nevertheless, monetary dangers and last-minute issues meant it was “not possible” for the match to go forward, in keeping with Serie A president Ezio Simonelli.
“Within the face of an escalation of additional and unacceptable requests arrived in the previous couple of hours by the AFC in direction of the Australian Federation and consequently the Authorities of Western Australia and the Serie A Soccer League, it has change into not possible to play the Milan-Como match in Perth on 8 February,” Simonelli mentioned.
The cancellation comes simply two months after LaLiga scrapped plans to have league match between Barcelona and Villarreal performed in Miami after criticism and opposition inside Spain.
UEFA described the choice to initially approve the matches as a “regrettable” determination, whereas Soccer Supporters Europe (FSE) mentioned “one home match overseas is one too many”.
Premier League chief govt Richard Masters mentioned in August that there are no plans to stage an English top-flight match abroad.
