This article was originally published on www.si.com as Real Madrid Slam Barcelona, La Liga for Possible Miami Fixture in Ruthless Message. Real Madrid asserted their “firm rejection” of Barcelona and Villarreal’s request to play their December La Liga fixture in the United States.

Real Madrid have on Tuesday released a statement, officially rejecting the plans of La Liga to stage their first-ever fixture outside of Spain.This comes, for those who may have missed it, after it

On Monday, the RFEF approved La Liga’s request for the match to be played at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium in December.