The debate to host this year’s Copa del Rey final came to an end with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon being selected as the venue to host the prestigious event.
After weeks of negotiations that started on February 13th, the venue for this year’s Copa del Rey final between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Athletic-Club-c38535 has been decided.
Santiago Bernabeu was the preferred choice for both http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Athletic Club; however, Real Madrid’s reluctance to host the event led to the Spanish football federation looking for other prospects.
Another pickle in deciding the date and venue for Copa del Rey final was Barcelona’s probable appearance in the current edition of UEFA Champions League final. The final is scheduled for May 19th, which ruled out any chances of the event being
hosted on May 20th.
As a result of the stand-off between the interested parties, the Vicente Calderon was chosen to host the event due to its ease of access for both sets of fans.
The Madrid metropolitan stadium has been bestowed with the honour to host the final of the Spanish domestic cup competition on May 25th.
The home ground of Atletico Madrid received 22 votes, while La Cartuja in Seville was backed by 14 members of Spanish football federation in the recently concluded member’s general assembly.
The meeting was abandoned by Barcelona in protest of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique’s sending off over the weekend, against Sporting Gijon.
La Blaugrana saw the academy graduate leaving the pitch early in the second half. Gerard Pique saw a harsh red card after a tackle on Miguel de la Cuevas.
A clearly upset Pique voiced his frustrations in the post-match conference, which has lead to a war of words between Barcelona’s board members and the Spanish Referees Technical Committee (TAC).
The Spanish international has been backed by his Barcelona teammates, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adriano-c3773, in the affair
Alves was of the opinion that the former Manchester United defender has been wrongly dismissed and was in the right to complain against the decision.
On the other hand, Adriano believes the whole situation is being blown out of proportions and the matter should be brushed aside as a normal sporting occurrence.
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