La Liga are nonetheless pushing to host the December fixture match between Villarreal and Barcelona on the Arduous Rock Stadium in Miami. Efforts stay ongoing, and the excellent news for these in favour of the occasion is that .
The Spanish Soccer Federation have already given their approval, and as soon as UEFA do the identical, it will likely be on FIFA to make a ultimate resolution – which ought to occur within the coming weeks. However whereas the wait goes on, criticism continues to come back from all sections.
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Villarreal president Fernando Roig believes that criticism of the proposed USA fixture is unwarranted, because the occasion would haven’t any destructive impact for anybody concerned – as he informed the media on Thursday (through ).
“We consider that it’s not unhealthy for anybody – just for our followers, who may be harmed, however . We don’t obtain cash for this. The cash that’s generated is to compensate the followers, going without cost or returning cash of their season ticket. La Liga has proposed it to us andwe are in favour of it as a result of it opens doorways to the competitors and to Villarreal. For us it’s constructive to speak in confidence to the North American market. We have now 20 academies.”
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When will an consequence be identified on the USA match?
Final month, La Liga president Javier Tebas, who has been a big driving pressure behind efforts to play the Villarreal-Barcelona match in Miami, revealed {that a} ultimate resolution on the proposed occasion . Thus, the countdown is on for an consequence on whether or not the primary Spanish league soccer match to be held in the USA will happen in December.
