Overview

• Barcelona pulled out of the Vissel Kobe match scheduled for July 27 after identifying serious contractual breaches by the event organizer.
• The cancellation came just hours before the team’s planned departure for Japan.
• The club will reassess its South Korea leg, which includes friendlies against FC Seoul on July 31 and Daegu FC on August 4.
• Those matches will proceed only if the organizer meets specific conditions set by Barcelona.
• Barcelona issued an apology to its Japan-based supporters for the late change to its preseason plans.