La Liga Chief Laments Miami Match Collapse
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Villarreal blames La Liga for canceled Miami game as Tebas laments missed chance for Spanish soccer
Villarreal blamed poor management by the Spanish league for the cancellation of its planned regular-season game against Barcelona in the United States. Villarreal on Wednesday expressed "discontent with La Liga over its handling of the organization of the match.
La Liga has cancelled plans to hold a regular-season match between Villarreal and Barcelona in December. In August, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) approved plans to move Villarreal's fixture against Barcelona to Hard Rock Stadium on 20 December - a decision that sparked discontent in Spain.
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The Spanish league says plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off.
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Thibaut Courtois accuses La Liga of ‘manipulation’ after protests against Miami game not broadcast
La Liga asked TV companies not to show protests against the plan to host Villarreal versus Barcelona in Miami.
The La Liga match between Barcelona and Villarreal that was scheduled to be played in the United States has been canceled.
La Liga players launched protests against the league’s decision to stage a regular-season game in Miami, but the first protest on Friday was not televised as expected.
Player protests across La Liga this weekend were not widely broadcast after the Spanish league asked TV companies not to show them, according to multiple people familiar with the request.
La Liga's decision to move the game between Villarreal and Barcelona to Miami is "good for football", says Spanish football federation president Rafael Louzan.
Pressure group Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has called on Italy's Serie A to follow the lead of Spain's La Liga and drop plans to stage a regular season match between Milan and Como in the Australian city of Perth early next year.
The first step to bringing Villarreal vs. Barcelona to Miami came on Aug. 11, when the RFEF Board of Directors approved the plans to host the La Liga fixture at Hard Rock Stadium.
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