Spanish league wants El Clasico switched to Madrid
The Spanish football league said on Wednesday it had asked the country's football federation to move the next 'El Clasico' between Real Madrid and Barcelona to Madrid following violent protests by separatists in Catalonia.
"We have requested the competitions committee of the Spanish Football Federation to meet and change the location of El Clasico to Madrid because of exceptional circumstances beyond our control," the league (LFP) said in a statement sent to AFP.
According to Spanish media reports Catalan grassroots separatist groups and political parties are preparing a demonstration in Barcelona, the Catalan capital, at 1 pm (1100 GMT) on October 26, the day the La Liga clash is scheduled to take place at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.
The football federation (RFEF) confirmed it had received the request and The Nigeria Football Federation is set to hold a roundtable discussion with match commissioners of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Nigeria National League (NNL), Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) and the Nigeria Nation-Wide League One (NLO) in its annual Match Commissioners’ seminar in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja today.
In a statement from NFF’s said the two clubs had until Monday to submit their opinions before it makes its decision.
One of the mostwatched games in club football, 'El Clasico' is often key in deciding the destiny of the La Liga title.