Liga's plans to move Girona's fixture with Barcelona on Jan. 26

Liga's plans to move Girona's fixture with Barcelona on Jan. 26 to Miami hang in the balance after the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) declined to authorize the move until it received more information on the game.

"We have received a letter from the RFEF requesting more information about our proposal to play a La Liga competition match in the USA, we will provide that information," La Liga's head of communications Joris Evers told Reuters on Friday.

According to the world governing body FIFA's statutes, any domestic competition played outside the league's usual home must be approved by the home federation, the European governing body UEFA, the federation where the game is taking place, and the regional confederation - in this case, the United States Soccer Federation and CONCACAF.

Girona and Barcelona declined requests from Reuters to comment.

In August, La Liga announced a landmark 15-year promotion deal with US entertainment company Relevant, the organizer of the annual International Champions Cup tournament played across the United States, Asia, and Europe, which included plans to play one game a year stateside.

The plans were initially rejected by the Spanish Footballer's Union, the AFE, who said they were prepared to go on strike in order to prevent the match from going ahead.

Barcelona, La Liga, and Girona made an official request to the Spanish federation earlier this month to play the game in the U.S., which included Girona offering compensation packages to supporters for being deprived of the home tie against Barca.

Earlier this month, Barca spokesman Josep Vives said the club supported the idea of playing abroad but would only do so if all parties in Spanish football agreed.

"We're interested in playing in the United States because it's a strategic market, but we want it to be done consensually, in agreement and in harmony with the players and the Spanish soccer federation," he said.

Last week Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui said he was opposed to the idea, telling a news conference: "I don't agree with this game, all the teams should play in the same stadiums."

In August the Spanish federation took the Spanish Super Cup outside of Spain for the first time, as Barcelona met Sevilla in Tangiers, Morocco.