Proposed La Liga match in US rejected by Spanish players' union

IANS  |  Madrid 

(AFE) on Monday maintained its position against holding a match between and in the in January next year.

"We will analyze the information that provides us, and in case we do not reach an agreement, then we will continue our process," Aganzo said after leaving the meeting, adding "Javier and I have different perspectives."

The union said that his priority is making games easily accessible to fans and not about giving undue influence to broadcasting rights and other countries.

In August, the top announced the creation of La Liga North America, on a 15-year deal in cooperation with the multinational company Relevent, to promote in the US and Canada, including playing a competitive La Liga game in the - the first played outside

Following this announcement, the held a meeting on Aug 22 with all of the La Liga teams' captains, who rejected the proposal.

Girona, however, recently announced it was willing to play next year's home derby against rival in the US.

Holding a match abroad needs the approval of the players, the Spanish federation and the UEFA, as well as from the North American governing body CONCACAF, since one of its members will be the host.

During Monday's meeting, LaLiga also proposed a 15-day tour for 25 players, without clubs, to and New York, including four matches with US teams and meetings with North American professional clubs, according to documents had access to.

The offer, which has no exact dates yet, includes daily training sessions in professional facilities, English language classes, visits to the facilities of the US League Soccer and tourism activities, as well as accommodation and

The offer had already been handed to AFE, sources from the players' union told EFE, and will be studied before giving a response.

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First Published: Mon, September 10 2018. 22:02 IST