On Tuesday night, shocking news emerged that the match planned to be held in Miami, the clash between Villarreal and Barcelona, was canceled. As originally in the calendar, the match will now take place at La Ceramica, mainly in Chagrin from La Liga.
This decision was taken by the promoter of the game, exploitation, which explained that the ‘uncertainty in Spain’ was their telephone consultation. Tickets will be taken and sold yesterday, and there is a suggestion that Fact Consacaf and the US Soccer Federation did not give them permission for the game to continue in their field, as reported by Cadena Ser.
LA Liga President Javier Tebas Laments ‘Lost Opportunity’
In a statement issued by La Liga, they expressed their ‘deep regret’ for the decision, and Thebas gathered his response on Twitter / when ‘a lost opportunity.
A lost opportunity for Spanish football.
Today, Spanish football has lost the opportunity to move forward, to shape itself in the world, and to strengthen its future. The protection of “tradition” is being destroyed from a small and provincial perspective, while the true traditions of European Football are threatened by decisions controlled by national sectors, in the middle of the year of the owners of the failure to distinguish an important product.
“The integrity of the competition” has been passed by those who have spent years questioning that idea, which is oppressive, creating a distorted narrative, or using political and media pressure as a sporting tool. And others, perhaps out of ignorance and in good faith, have been drawn into discussions about the details that have been discussed in 2018, where that “-what organs to kill the project.
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I want to thank Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona for their commitment and generosity in being part of a project that only wanted to grow our competition. They did not think for themselves; They thought of everyone. LALIGA will continue to work, with strength and conviction, to ensure that Spanish football remains competitive, standing up to those who want to spoil it, but at all times respecting its integrity and guaranteeing its integrity.
Spanish football deserves to look to the future with ambition, not fear. We will keep trying. By now, we were very close.
A statement released by Barcelona ‘respects and accepts’ the decision
Barcelona were more sanguine about the decision, but expressed regret for the lost opportunity to grow in a club statement. President Joan Laporta had realized that the club would receive income for the day they missed out on hosting two matches at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in Miami, but now it looks like a hole in their financial plans.
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FC Barcelona respects and accepts the decision to cancel the game against Villarreal in Miami corresponding to week 17 of La Liga, in the same way that the club accepted and respected this decision taken in the past to play the game in the US. FC Barcelona regrets the lost opportunity to increase the image of the competition in a strategic market with great potential for growth and the generation of resources for everyone.
The Club appreciates the unlimited support and love of our fans in the USA and deeply regrets that they were denied the opportunity to see an official match in their home country.
Villarreal manager Marcelino criticizes ‘lack of respect’
At that time there was a certain funny incident as the President of Villarreal Fernando Roig Negoeroles was caught by getting a camera and they reacted to the news during their 2-0 Manchester City. After the game, manager Marcelino Garcia Toral was very unhappy with what he felt was a poor performance.
“I will be answering one question about that. I think it is completely disrespectful to make a statement, during HALTIME, therefore, the club will do that at the end of the game.
Original content and decisive content
Earlier that day, the real madrid puppet Thibaut Courteois had strongly criticized the idea, and Los Blancos were the only center to present a formal challenge to the idea. Cadena Coupope reported that they were satisfied with the decision. Another opposition came from the Spanish Football Association (AFE), who organized protests among the players due to their dissatisfaction with the ineffectiveness of the event.
AFE issued a statement on the matter on Wednesday, expressing further criticism of the management of the event, and the actions taken by the players.
It highlights the unity and solidarity shown by football players in defending their workers’ rights
Association of Spanish football players
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Faced with the lack of transparency, dialogue, and compliance with the institution suggested by Javier Tebas, the football players again spoke openly in the boat last week to send a strong message: without the football players, there is no football. The union wishes to highlight the unity of the players in recent months and the strength they have shown in defending their rights to face it in recent days in relation to exercising their freedom of speech.
Laliga must respect and address the demands and needs of football players as key players in our games and by making important decisions in facing future challenges that affect their working conditions.