A competitive league game, involving Barcelona, in Miami. Sound familiar? LaLiga has been working on the idea for years, without success. Until now.

Soccer fans in the U.S. have long been used to seeing some of Europe's biggest clubs play exhibition matches and friendlies during the summer, but now Spain's LaLiga is closer to hosting a regular-season match stateside. And it would include the league's defending champions.

In the past few hours, it has emerged that Barcelona’s La Liga clash against Villarreal, scheduled for Matchday 17, could take place in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. If all goes to plan, the match