La Liga is still exploring the possibility of staging a top-flight Spanish game in the US as part of wider plans to grow internationally, according to Keegan Pierce, the league's UK and Ireland delegate, reports, www.sportspromedia.com/.

The Spanish body signed an extensive 15-year deal with US entertainment company Relevent Sports back in August 2018 to roll out a number of initiatives in North America, including the potential to stage a regular season match in the region.

Barcelona were slated to take on Girona in Miami in January in the first instalment of that partnership, but the club withdrew from the plans due to a lack of consensus between the league, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Fifa.

La Liga has since said that it will "strongly support any club's international ambitions", and Pierce reasserted that the league remains committed to building its profile in North America.

"We continue to work really hard to make the idea of an overseas match in North America a reality," said Pierce, speaking to members of the press in London on Thursday.

"We know we have a lot of work ahead in North America, and that's one of the reasons why we signed a 15-year joint venture with an organisation like Relevent, to bulk up our presence and our understanding of the North American market."