US EditionGame off: Spanish league cancels plans for Barcelona to play regular-season match in Miami
- LaLiga called off the planned FC Barcelona–Villarreal CF fixture in Miami, cancelling the Dec. 20 match at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens.
- Opposition from players, some clubs and fans had grown recently in Spain, creating uncertainty around the plan.
- The plan had UEFA and federation approval, regulators said, but Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois criticised it and Villarreal CF risked losing home advantage to FC Barcelona.
- LaLiga said it `deeply regrets` losing a historic opportunity for Spanish soccer's international expansion and warned this setback limits clubs’ investment and income generation.
- The move was pitched as a strategic step for LaLiga's global expansion, as holding an official match abroad would boost Spanish soccer’s visibility in the United States, while opponents cited the home-and-away principle.
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The players in Spain are protesting, and Villarreal FC does not have to play their home game against FC Barcelona in Miami. That's a good signal.
FC Barcelona was supposed to compete for the league match against FC Villarreal shortly before Christmas in the USA. After protests by players and fans, the game is now taking place in Spain. The reactions are mixed.
The Spanish football league (La Liga) made a U-turn and canceled the match between Barcelona and Villareal that was supposed to take place on US soil.
Madrid, Oct 22 (EFE).- José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, president of the Superior Council of Sports (CSD), has declared that the “episodio” that has been lived with the Barcelona-Villarreal party in Miami, finally cancelled, “proves that this is not how things are done.” “Before taking an initiative of this nature –a decision so relevant that it could have affected, without doubt, the integrity of the competition – there was a need for a dialogue, …
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