US EditionU-Turn for LaLiga Game in Miami as Players Say “No”
LaLiga captains and the players' union demand respect and transparency from league officials over the decision to play a league match abroad without prior player consultation.
- On Thursday, the Spanish Footballers' Association and LaLiga captains opposed taking Villarreal CF-FC Barcelona to Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on December 20/21.
- Earlier this month, the RFEF agreed to submit a request to UEFA and FIFA to play Villarreal's home game at Hard Rock Stadium, advancing LaLiga's longstanding plan since 2018 to take matches to the U.S.
- The players' union demanded a detailed report from LaLiga, citing lack of dialogue and information and calling moving a domestic fixture abroad disrespectful to players.
- UEFA and FIFA have yet to approve the proposal, and Real Madrid strongly opposes the plan while U.S. Soccer and Concacaf remain silent, complicating approval.
- Beyond a single fixture, players framed the issue as altering the competition and involving travel outside the country, demanding dialogue, negotiation and prior agreement with Spanish institutions and stakeholders.
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The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) positioned itself this Thursday against the fact that the Villarreal-Barcelona party, of the 17th day of LaLiga EA Sports, is played in the Hard Rock stadium of Miami, considering it, as expressed in its durism, a "lack of respect for footballers" for the "absence of dialogue and information".The AFE reported that it has the support of the captains of First Division, with whom it met to evaluate the a…
The captains of the clubs of Primera División , together with the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) , issued a statement this Thursday positioning themselves against taking the League out of Spanish territory, after, on 11 August, the RFEF raised with UEFA and FIFA the possibility of playing games of the domestic competition outside Spain.The first meeting proposed to implement the new initiative would be Villarreal - Barcelona , schedule…
La Liga players reject proposal to play game in USA after Premier League makes stance clear - The Mirror
La Liga had planned to take Villarreal's game with Barcelona to Miami but those hopes have been dealt a huge blow as leading lights in Spain rejected the proposal
The football union criticizes the lack of dialogue and demands transparency before any decision
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