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Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:49 pm
by JamieMCFC
The La Liga players are against it and aren't ruling out going on strike over it. :lol:

http://www.espn.com/soccer/spanish-prim ... out-strike

Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:19 pm
by iwasthere2012
JamieMCFC wrote:The La Liga players are against it and aren't ruling out going on strike over it. :lol:

http://www.espn.com/soccer/spanish-prim ... out-strike

I thought it read it was a non runner anyway. Not sanctioned in the US.

I’ll do some digging. I’m sure I read that.

Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:59 am
by john@staustell
This is this Tebas guy who keeps shooting his mouth off with incredibly mis-informed rants about City.

Complete fuckin idiot

Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:09 am
by Foreverinbluedreams
iwasthere2012 wrote:
JamieMCFC wrote:The La Liga players are against it and aren't ruling out going on strike over it. :lol:

http://www.espn.com/soccer/spanish-prim ... out-strike

I thought it read it was a non runner anyway. Not sanctioned in the US.

I’ll do some digging. I’m sure I read that.


I read something similar, can't find the article though, it suggested that FIFA, US Soccer and CONCACAF would all have to sanction the game going ahead.

Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:41 am
by iwasthere2012
There was definitely an article in The Times on 17th Aug. but I can't access the full report.
Spain’s La Liga has announced that it plans to play regular league matches in the United States as part of a new 15-year deal but it can be revealed that the move has big hurdles to overcome before it becomes reality.

Fifa, US Soccer and the Concacaf federation will have to authorise the matches, which could prove problematic if they are viewed as impacting on tournaments already in the country, such as Major League Soccer.

The board of US Soccer held a meeting yesterday in which the issue was raised. It is understood that some figures in the organisation have reservations about the prospect of league fixtures from another country being played in the US.

US Soccer has been approached about the scheme but told

Here's one from NBCsports
https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/08/16/report-la-liga-regular-season-matches-in-u-s-not-a-done-deal/

Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:04 am
by johnny crossan
Watch on youtube.com

Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:25 am
by Nigels Tackle
johnny crossan wrote:
Watch on youtube.com


especially at city

Re: La Liga in US

PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:15 pm
by Nigels Tackle
Fidel Castro wrote:La Liga are going to stage a game in the US, maybe as early as this season. Unfortunately, can see this happening in the PL soon. The day I have to give up a game at our ground so some fat American cunt can whoop and holler like an inbred toddler, is the day I turn my back on footy


see that girona v barca is the game that is likely to be played over there...

hmmm....