On Wednesday, around the time of Marcus Rashford’s presentation as their new signing, FC Barcelona announced that they would not travel to Japan for their pre-season friendly against Vissel

The Blaugrana had been preparing for their summer debut under manager Hansi Flick, with the friendly against Vissel Kobe in Japan originally scheduled as the curtain-raiser. But on Thursday morning, the club officially canceled the match, citing “serious contractual breaches on behalf of the promoter.”

MARCUS RASHFORD could make his Barcelona debut this weekend with his new side’s first pre-season clash officially back on. Barcelona’s opening game of their Asian tour, against J1

Barcelona have officially announced the cancellation of their pre-season friendly against Japanese club Vissel Kobe, which was scheduled to take place this Sunday, July 27. The Catalan giants were set to fly out to Japan on Thursday morning at 11am local time,

Barcelona open their pre-season campaign tomorrow in Japan after their on-off friendly against Vissel Kobe was confirmed as going ahead. The match had been cancelled due to a row between the Catalan club and the promoter before the unspecified issue was resolved and the squad jetted out to the Far East.

Like other big clubs, Barcelona — which has struggled with large debts in recent years — uses the summer to play exhibition games abroad as a way to earn extra cash.

Marcus Rashford's potential Barcelona debut has been cancelled over what has been described as a 'serious breach of contract'. After months of speculation, Rashford left Manchester United this week by joining Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona on loan for the 25/26 season.

With Marcus Rashford’s signing now official, few would have expected that this week’s main drama at FC Barcelona would involve the trip to Japan. On Wednesday afternoon, the club announced that