Why Is Villarreal vs. Fc Barcelona so Controversial that Laliga Wants to Play in Miami?
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It's a familiar sight for American sports fans: your favorite team is sent to play a regular-season game abroad. The NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL do this regularly, and in some cases, they're increasing the number of games held abroad each year, both in an attempt to expand the sport's presence and for economic reasons. Now, European soccer is joining the major American sports powers in their quest to host games beyond their borders.
By Patrick Sung It is a very familiar thing for fans of American sport: your favorite team of your favorite sport is sent to play a regular season game abroad. The NFL, the NBA, the MLB and the NHL do it regularly and, in some cases, are increasing the number of matches held abroad each year, in an attempt to expand the presence of the sport as well as for economic reasons. Now, European football joins the great U.S. sports powers in their inten…

The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, is "convinced" that the Villarreal-Barça of the 17th day of LaLiga will finally be able to compete in Miami. Faced with the announced pressures of Real Madrid and the voices against Spanish football, the leader estimates that "this year the circumstances are happening" and calculates that this game could be a reality before "the end of September".
The president of LaLiga does not believe that the meeting in the United States adulterates the competition
Since it was announced that it was going to request that the duel between Villareal and FC Barcelona corresponding to the 17th day be played in Miami, several clubs of LaLiga have pronounced themselves on it.One of them has been Real Madrid, who released a statement on it showing its deep rejection.While the rain of criticism continues unceasingly, the Villareal is in the work of going to the United States to play a game of domestic competition.…
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