Villarreal blames La Liga for canceled Miami game
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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.
La Liga asked TV companies not to show protests against the plan to host Villarreal versus Barcelona in Miami.
La Liga saw their plans of staging Villarreal vs. Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium dashed. La Liga’s dreams of hosting a domestic clash between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami were abruptly shattered after a wave of protest denounced the historic first.
For a second straight day, protests by La Liga players against the league’s decision to stage a regular season game between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami in December have been either censored or not fully broadcast for television audiences.
The La Liga president has made his feelings clear following the recent cancellation of a match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami.
La Liga president Javier Tebas spoke out after the proposed league game to be played in Miami, United States. It was set to be the first La Liga game played out
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.