La Liga kick protests explained: Real Madrid join Barcelona in USA friendly objection originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. La Liga teams have publicly shown their objection over plans for to face Villarreal in Miami on December 20.

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Por segundo día consecutivo, las protestas de los jugadores de La Liga contra la decisión de organizar un partido de temporada regular en Miami en

Ahead of the weekend’s action, the Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE) announced that players across La Liga would be carrying out a protest targeting the league’s “lack of transparency, dialogue and coherence” over the decision to stage a domestic match overseas.

La Liga's decision to move the game between Villarreal and Barcelona to Miami is "good for football", says Spanish football federation president Rafael Louzan.

A potential stadium conflict could arise if the Miami Hurricanes host a first-round College Football Playoff game.

Promises of an imminent homecoming have been pushed further and further back, but the approval has now been issued and Barcelona have been granted permission to host matches at Camp Nou with a maximum occupancy of 25,991 fans in the main stand and behind the south goal.