Planned Barca v Villarreal match in Miami cancelled, says LaLiga

VIDEO SHOWS: BARCELONA TEAM TRAINING SESSION / SCREENGRAB FROM LALIGA.COM SAYING PLANNED BARCELONA MATCH AGAINST VILLARREAL IN MIAMI HAS BEEN SCRAPPED / DRONE FOOTAGE OF HARD ROCK STADIUM / UEFA PRESIDENT ALEKSANDER CEFERIN / UEFA HEADQUARTERS EDITORS NOTE: FOR SOUNDBITE FROM REAL MADRID GOALKEEPER THIBAUT COURTOIS, PLEASE SEE EDIT 5497-SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-RMA-JUV-PREVIEW RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FC BARCELONA PLAYERS GATHERED ON PITCH FOR TEAM TRAINING SESSION 2. PLAYERS KICKING BALL AROUND IN A RONDO DRILL 3.  PLAYERS IN RONDO DRILLS 4. BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, LOOKING ON 5. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPERS TRAINING 6. PLAYERS TRAINING 7. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS HEADING BALLS / MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG 8. DEFENDER, JULES KOUNDE, KICKING BALL / DE JONG 9. FORWARD, LAMINE YAMAL, AND TEAMMATES  10. TEAM DRINKING WATER  11. YAMAL IN RONDO DRILL  13. DEFENDER, ALEJANDRO BALDE, CHASING BALL  14. SESSION IN PROGRESS  INTERNET (OCTOBER 21, 2025) (LALIGA.COM – Access all) (MUTE) 15. SCREENGRAB FROM LALIGA.COM SAYING PLANNED BARCELONA MATCH AGAINST VILLARREAL IN MIAMI HAS BEEN SCRAPPED MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – NOVEMBER 15, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 16. VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF HARD ROCK STADIUM – HOME OF THE NFL’S MIAMI DOLPHINS AND SITE WHERE BARCELONA’S LALIGA MATCH AGAINST VILLARREAL WAS SLATED TO BE PLAYED BELGRADE, SERBIA (FILE – APRIL 3, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 17. UEFA PRESIDENT, ALEKSANDER CEFERIN, AT PRESS CONFERENCE (NOT A SOUNDBITE) NYON, SWITZERLAND (FILE – JUNE 27, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 18. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF THE UEFA HEADQUARTERS / LARGE BALL IN HEADQUARTER GROUNDS STORY: The proposed LaLiga match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami has been canceled by its promoter following fierce criticism in Spain, LaLiga said on Tuesday (October 21).      The fixture, scheduled for the Hard Rock Stadium on December 20, was set to be the first LaLiga match held outside Spain and the first European league match staged abroad.    "LaLiga reports that, following discussions with the promoter of the LaLiga official match in Miami, the latter has announced its decision to cancel the event due to the uncertainty generated in Spain in recent weeks," LaLiga said in a statement.     "LaLiga deeply regrets that this project, which represented a historic and unparalleled opportunity for the internationalization of Spanish football, cannot go ahead.     "The staging of an official match outside our borders would have been a decisive step in the global expansion of our competition." (Production: Horaci Garcia, Miguel Gutierrez, Kurt Michael Hall)

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