"The measure … infringes the essential principle of territorial reciprocity, which applies in two-legged league competitions (one match at home and the other at the home of the opposing team), upsetting the competitive balance and giving an undue sporting advantage to the applicant clubs," the statement read in part. La Liga does not need Real Madrid's permission to continue its push to stage the Villarreal-Barcelona match in the Miami area, so the club's Tuesday statement feels more like the latest chapter in their seemingly endless war or words with the league, one that centers La Liga president Javier Tebas and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Real Madrid and Barcelona previously pocketed a larger share of the broadcast revenue, the logic being that they drove most of the revenue in the first place.The greatest point of tension between Tebas and Perez, though, came with Real Madrid's advocacy for the controversial European Super League, a plan that has now cycled through multiple formats and still has Real Madrid's backing.
Author: Pardeep Cattry
Published at: 2025-08-12 22:21:50
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