Barca president says La Liga should play three games overseas


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FC Barcelona's Clement Lenglet Presentation - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - July 13, 2018 Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu during the presentation REUTERS/Albert Gea

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has suggested that La Liga, Spanish football's top flight, should host three games per season overseas.

The prospect of staging games abroad has been contentious in Spain ever since La Liga signed a 15-year agreement with entertainment company Relevent Sports designed to promote the sport and La Liga in North America in August last year.

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