Villarreal blames La Liga for canceled Miami game
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The La Liga president has made his feelings clear following the recent cancellation of a match between Villarreal and 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.
La Liga soccer players refused to move for the first 15 seconds of matches on Saturday as protests at the Spanish league’s decision to stage a game in Miami continued.
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Real Madrid hosts Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 4. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, making it a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT start in the US, a 8 p.m. BST start in the UK and a 6. a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.
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