FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta says the club is “open” and “available” to play an official league match in the United States next season.
In an interview with CNN Sports from Seoul during the club’s Asian tour, Laporta says discussions had been held about the possible fixture over the last year and that La Liga – Spain’s top league – is excited about the opportunity.
“We are delighted to go to the United States every year because we feel loved, we feel respected as a club, we have plenty of fans there,” Laporta says.
“For a La Liga (match), I think that will be very interesting. I know that the president of La Liga (Javier Tebas) is really keen on celebrating this official game in the States.
“And for (Barcelona), it will be a great honor, a great honor to participate in this event that will be an official game of La Liga, but at the same time will be a big event in the States.”
Laporta says there were plans discussed last season about holding a game in the US, but that things never got formalized.
He told CNN Sports this week that he had “heard” there could be another opportunity this season and that he would be happy for Barça to be involved.
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