La Liga cancels plans for Barcelona v Villarreal clash in US after pushback
Citing “the uncertainty that has arisen in Spain over the past few weeks,” LaLiga announced on Tuesday it was scrapping plans to hold a league match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami this December.
Uefa, the governing body for European football, approved the match’s move to the United States two weeks ago but did so “reluctantly,” saying it found no framework within Fifa statutes to oppose the move.
Then came then protests. Players stood still for the first 15 seconds of their La Liga...