Actual Madrid supervisor Xabi Alonso has voiced help for La Liga gamers protesting the league’s controversial determination to stage a match in Miami, USA.
La Liga confirmed final week that Barcelona’s away fixture in opposition to Villarreal, scheduled for December 20, will happen in Miami, marking the first-ever European league match to be performed overseas.
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In response, the Spanish Footballers’ Affiliation (AFE) introduced a “symbolic protest” to be staged earlier than each La Liga match this week.
Gamers from Oviedo and Espanyol demonstrated by standing nonetheless for the primary 15 seconds of their sport on Friday, though the gesture was not proven on broadcast protection.
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“We’re in opposition to the match; we imagine it distorts the competitors,” Alonso stated throughout his pre-match press convention.
“There hasn’t been unanimity or correct session for it to be performed on impartial floor. The protests are optimistic, and that sentiment is optimistic.”
The Actual Madrid boss added that whereas such worldwide ventures may very well be thought of sooner or later, they need to solely occur with full settlement amongst golf equipment and gamers.
“We imagine it might occur if there have been unanimity, however that’s not the case proper now,” Alonso said.
Alonso’s feedback come forward of Actual Madrid’s conflict with Getafe on Sunday, the place he confirmed that Kylian Mbappé is predicted to return from an ankle problem that dominated him out of France’s latest World Cup qualifier in opposition to Iceland.
“Everybody who went with their nationwide groups, besides Dean (Huijsen), has returned in good situation,” Alonso stated.
