UEFA on Monday said it had “reluctantly” approved the staging of a La Liga and Serie A match in the United States and Australia respectively, despite fan protests.

“While it is regrettable to have to let these two games go ahead, this decision is exceptional and shall not be seen as setting a precedent,” UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said in a statement.

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