Villarreal blames La Liga for canceled Miami game
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Player protests across La Liga this weekend were not widely broadcast after the Spanish league asked TV companies not to show them, according to multiple people familiar with the request.
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.
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.
La Liga asked TV companies not to show protests against the plan to host Villarreal versus Barcelona in Miami.
The Spanish league says plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off.
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