FC Barcelona Coach Xavi Denied Access To U.S. Jeopardizing American Preseason Tour

SportsMoney FC Barcelona Coach Xavi Denied Access To U. S. Jeopardizing American Preseason Tour Tom Sanderson Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

New! Follow this author to improve your content experience. Got it! Jul 16, 2022, 09:00am EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez cannot travel with the team to the United States due to a . .

. [+] visa issue. Getty Images FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has been denied access to the United States and will therefore not join the Catalans on their upcoming American preseason tour as things stand.

The Blaugrana flew out to the US at 14. 30 CEST on Saturday and will play four friendlies over the Atlantic starting with a July 19 encounter against Inter Miami at the DRV PNK Stadium. The La Liga giants then go west to take on bitter rivals Real Madrid in a Las Vegas Clasico at the Allegiant Stadium home of NFL franchise the Las Vegas Raiders on July 24, in what is their first meeting on American soil since Barca won 3-2 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium in 2017.

Three days after the Madrid showdown, Juventus await at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas before the tour ends in New York on July 30 when the Blaugrana face the New York Red Bulls at the Red Bull Arena. And though it has now been confirmed that Frenkie de Jong will head over the pond after reports that he would be excluded from the trip for not entertaining a move to Manchester United, his current coach Xavi will currently not be able to command him during what could be the Dutchman’s final outings for the club. According to TV3, Xavi has been denied an American visa due to travel activities he carried out when managing Al-Sadd – in what was first managerial role before taking over the reins at his boyhood outfit last November when previous coach Ronald Koeman was fired.

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4mn) move from Bayern Munich. According to some outlets, however, Xavi could eventually link up with the rest of the squad if he obtains special permission from US authorities. Follow me on Twitter .

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