DBasia.news – The issue to conduct the LaLiga match outside Spain or in the US is evolving every day. From just involving LaLiga and Relevent, a multinational company who conducted International Champions Cup (ICC), the issue is now entangling RFEF and Spanish government.
The pro and cons of LaLiga match in the US raised the controversy. RFEF president Luis Rubiales condemned the decision of LaLiga president, Javier Tebas, who made the deal without asking RFEF. For Rubiales, conducting the match abroad is equal to colonialism.
Sergio Busquets said the LaLiga clubs captains are raising their voice to refuse the LaLiga matches in the US. But on the interesting note, Girona are the first team who agreed to play to match against Barcelona in January in the US. Barca also softened and agreed to conduct the match at Miami Hard Rock Stadium on January 26.
Together with LaLiga and Girona, Barcelona made the statement letter to RFEF to conduct the LaLiga match in the US.
Girona
“FC Barcelona, Girona FC and LaLiga have requested permission from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to stage the matchday 21 fixture between Girona and Barcelona, scheduled to be played on 26 January, at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium,” said the statement quoted by AS.
“The request, signed by FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu, Girona FC President Delfí Geli and LaLiga President Javier Tebas, was submitted to the RFEF late Monday. The submission has been made after successfully completing the first key steps with several stakeholders,” he continued.
The three parties also solved the compensation issue to Girona fans who have the season ticket. They asked Aficiones Unidas (AFEPE) or the fans club association to solve the issue.
“One of the elements of the request is the compensation offered to Girona season-ticket holders, who have this fixture included in their season ticket. Aficiones Unidas (AFEPE), an association of fan clubs, has welcomed this compensation package,” the statement added.
If the Catalan derby will be conducted in Miami, it means the match will be a new record in Europe football in the competitive league. Hopefully, it’s granted by all parties, with no one overlapping the others.