PublishedJuly 16, 2022, 4:36 PM
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FootballBarcelona in the United States, Xavi stuck in Spain
Barca are going to start their US tour without their coach. In question, a prohibition of territory due to his travels in Iran.
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Xavi is expected to join his team on Monday.
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FC Barcelona coach Xavi did not travel with the rest of the squad to the United States on Saturday, where Barca are due to play a series of pre-season friendlies, due to an administrative issue, the press said. Catalan on Saturday.
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According to ‘Mundo Deportivo’, the technician had traveled to Iran three times when he was still a player at the Qatari club Al Sadd, and the United States requires special authorization for anyone who has previously traveled to this country . Xavi also played the last match of his playing career in Tehran.
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Dropped off at the airport
According to Spanish media, Barca became aware of the problem on Friday and thought they had found a solution. But once they arrived at the airport, Xavi was not allowed on the plane, and the team had to travel without their coach. The club will therefore settle this administrative problem on Monday and Xavi will be able to join the team in Miami on Monday evening.
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He will thus be able to direct the last training session of the Catalan formation before the friendly match against Inter Miami at Lockhart Stadium on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. local time (July 20 at 1:30 a.m. Swiss time). For the United States tour, Xavi has called up all the players, apart from those who are in the process of leaving: Oscar Mingueza, goalkeeper Neto, Samuel Umtiti, Riqui Puig and Martin Braithwaite.
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Raphinha, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessié are also part of the trip… but not Robert Lewandowski, who should join the Blaugrana expedition on American soil in the coming days, according to Catalan media.
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(AFP)
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