Planned Barca v Villarreal match in Miami cancelled, says LaLiga
MADRID :The proposed LaLiga match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami has been cancelled by its promoter following fierce criticism in Spain, LaLiga said on Tuesday.
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LaLiga cancels Barcelona-Villarreal game in Miami - ESPN
LaLiga has called off plans to hold a regular-season game between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami in December, the league announced on Tuesday.
La Liga cancel plan to hold Villarreal v Barcelona match in Miami
BARCELONA: La Liga’s plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December has been called off because of “uncertainty” about the game within Spain, the Spanish topflight said in a statement on Tuesday. Champions Barca were set to face Villarreal in the United States on December 20, which would have been the first European league fixture to be played outside of the home country.
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Barca Miami match ‘adulterates’ La Liga: Real Madrid’s Courtois
MADRID: Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said Tuesday the plan to take Barcelona’s La Liga match against Villarreal to Miami is “adulterating” the competition. La Liga announced they were moving the game to the United States in December, which will be the first European League fixture to be held abroad. “It’s totally adulterating the competition,” Courtois told a news conference. “It’s easy to talk about the NFL and the NBA (which move locations), they have 82 games and it doesn’t change anything for them, and in the NFL it’s voted for by the owners of the teams... “Here it’s the opposite... they decided to do it and it adulterates the competition.” Courtois said Barcelona would gain an advantage by facing Villarreal at a neutral stadium, rather than in a normal away game. “Villarreal away is a difficult game...
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