Official: Villarreal-Barcelona won’t go to Miami, stays in Spain | OneFootball

LaLiga canceled plans to move the match between Villarreal and Barcelona on December 20 to Miami.

Tickets for the match, which was going to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium, were set to go on sale this week.

“After conversations with the promoter of the match in Miami, they have communicated their decision to cancel the organization of the event due to the uncertainty generated in Spain over the past few weeks.

“LaLiga deeply regrets that this project, which represented a historic and unparalleled opportunity for the internationalization of Spanish football, cannot go ahead,” LaLiga announced.

The initiative had sparked opposition from LaLiga’s own players, who organized a protest last weekend, as well as from fan groups and Real Madrid, which had asked FIFA, UEFA, and Spain’s Higher Sports Council (CSD) to block the match.

The match between Villarreal and Barcelona, corresponding to matchday 17 of the Spanish championship, was going to be the first match from one of the five major European leagues to be held abroad.

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