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Snowstorm Delays FC Andorra Match as Piqué Rallies Fans to Clear Pitch

LaLiga has asked the RFEF to suspend the game on safety grounds.

Overview

  • Overnight snowfall left roughly 28 centimeters of snow covering the field at FC Andorra’s home ground.
  • Club president Gerard Piqué urged locals to bring shovels and joined staff and volunteers in clearing the playing surface.
  • Both FC Andorra and Cultural Leonesa expressed a desire to play given congested calendars that complicate rescheduling.
  • Kickoff was pushed from 16:15 to 18:30 CET as work continued to make the pitch playable.
  • The club later posted that the match would go ahead and announced free entry for spectators, according to El Correo.