Busquet Says LaLiga Players Are United Against Overseas Games

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets says the Spanish Footballers’ Association (AFE) is united against a move to play La Liga matches in the United States.

One top-flight fixture per season is due to be staged on US soil starting next term as part of a 15-year agreement designed to promote the competition’s global appeal.

The proposal has been met with firm opposition from the players, who claim to have been excluded from the decision-making process and are not ruling out strike action.

Busquets, the AFE’s vice president, declared La Liga’s playing base to be in unison on the issue.

“We’re all united, the union is strong and as our president [David Aganzo] has said, we all think the same about this,” the 30-year-old said in a video released by the association.