Petition to see Girona-Barcelona played in US gathering pace

FIFA, the Spanish FA and the Spanish players' union (AFE) have all voiced their objections to the game being played overseas as LaLiga looks to make it the first regular-season European club game to be held in the USA.

However, the #BringUSTheGame campaign, launched by LaLiga North America, insists a host of false claims have been made over the game.

"Imagine watching Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho, Cristhian Stuani, Portu and others competing right here at home. A real league match, with points on the line," the petition reads.

"There's only one problem. Some of the key decision-makers are falsely claiming it won't be good for the game in the US. So we, the fans, need to fight for this match by telling them. The more support we have, the harder we'll be to ignore."

A 15-year deal between LaLiga and media firm Relevent will in theory see one game a season played in the US, with Girona and Barcelona initially agreeing to move their game to Miami's Hark Rock Stadium on January 26.

There are more than a few problems with that deal though, with the Spanish FA, FIFA, US Soccer and the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) all needing to be in areement for the proposal to become a reality.