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The match Villarreal-Barcelonafor the seventeenth date of LaLigawill be disputed December 20 in MiamiThe Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) reported this Wednesday.
“It is practically finished (…) Instead of being played at the Estadio de la Cerámica, in Villarreal, will be played in Miami“, announced Javier Tebas, president of the RFEF, at a sports marketing event in Miami.
Tebas' announcement comes days after UEFA confirmed that the match, originally scheduled at Villarreal's stadium, It will be held in the United States.
The match will be played at Hard Rock Stadium of the Capital of the Sun and is part of the internationalization project of LaLiga of Spain. A similar case is that of Serie A with the game between Milan and Como that will be played in Perth, Australia.
On Monday, UEFA approved the RFEF's request to move the match to Miami, to the displeasure of the captains of both teamswho called the decision “lack of respect” for being excluded from the consultations by La Liga, the RFEF and UEFA.
mixed opinions
The transfer of a LaLiga match to Miami, a matter that five years ago was the subject of judicial litigation between LaLiga and the RFEF and which was approved by the RFEF board at the request of the two clubs, has the rejection of the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) and also of Real Madrid, who asked UEFA and FIFA not to authorize it.
The white club considers that the initiative was “promoted without information or prior consultation with the clubs” that make up LaLiga and that “violates the essential principle of territorial reciprocity that governs double-round league competitions.” (one game at home and the other at the opposing team), altering the competitive balance and granting an undue sporting advantage to the requesting clubs.”
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