La Liga’s desire to become the first European football league to play regular-season games on a different continent hit a wall on Friday when the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said it could not authorize the proposal to stage Girona’s match against Barcelona on January 26 in Miami until it received more information.

Moving the game to Miami needs the approval of the RFEF, the United States Soccer Federation, and regional bodies UEFA and CONCACAF.

Real Madrid’s opposition threatens La Liga’s long-term plans to play one match per season in the US over the next 15 years, as agreed in a deal the league signed with US entertainment company Relevent last month.

“We won’t go to the United States. I don’t know whose interest it is in to play there but it is not in the interests of the clubs or the supporters, so we outright reject it,” Pérez told a club members’ forum.

Perez’s comments come a week after Real coach Julen Lopetegui said he opposed Girona’s game with Barca being taken abroad, saying “every team (in the league) should play at every ground”.

La Liga president Javier Tebas, however, was still optimistic his proposal would get the go-ahead, saying on Friday: “The game (in Miami) is still alive, without a doubt.”