Real against the plan to welcome Barcelona against Villarreal in MiamiPosted at 8:57 pm British Summer Time
Real Madrid says that they are opposed to the plans of their Rivaux Amers Barcelona to play a championship match in the United States this season, saying that the move “establishes an unacceptable precedent”.
Barcelona and Villarreal ask the permission of the football authorities to play Miami in December.
Fans groups of the respective clubs have already threatened legal action if the plan is progressing, and now real has expressed their opposition to the decision.
“Real Madrid would like to express to its members, supporters and football fans in general its strongest rejection of the proposal to play the match outside of Spain … Between Villarreal and Barcelona,” said the capital club in a statement.
“The measure, promoted without prior information or consultation with the clubs participating in this competition, violates the essential principle of territorial reciprocity which governs the league competitions with two rounds (one home game and the other with the opposing team), modifying the competitive balance and granting an undu sporting advantage to the request clubs.
“The integrity of the competition requires that all matches be held under the same conditions for all teams.
“The unilateral modification of this regime breaks the equality between the contenders, compromises the legitimacy of the results and establishes an unacceptable precedent which opens the door to exceptions according to interest other than strictly sporty, with a clear impact on sporting integrity and the risk of adulteration of competition.
“If this proposal was made, its consequences would be so serious that they would mean a before and after for the world of football.”
