Barcelona's friendly against Vissel Kobe back on
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The Blaugrana have onboarded Marcus Rashford, Joan Garcia and Roony Bardghji this summer and all three are in the squad for the Asia tour. Follow the latest updates from the pre-season football match at the Misaki Park Stadium in Kobe,
The men's first team return to Asia for preseason in 2025/26 six years after their last preseason tour in the region. Hansi Flick’s team will start their preparations for the upcoming season with a tour that will take them to Japan and South Korea to face Vissel Kobe on July 27, FC Seoul on July 31 and Daegu FC on August 4.
The soap opera surrounding FC Barcelona’s pre-season tour to Asia continues to take fresh twists and turns with each passing hour.Last evening, Barcelona cancelled the friendly against Vissel Kobe,
Barcelona will play a preseason game in Japan that they had previously said was cancelled after resolving a contractual dispute with the promoter, the LaLiga champions said Friday.
A gesture that did not go unnoticed: the Barça coach was filmed in an awkward scene with the club president during the tour of Asia.
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
Barcelona has announced it will not play its schedule preseason game in Japan due to “serious contractual breaches” by the promoter.
Barcelona have cancelled their pre-season friendly match in Japan, citing contractual breaches by the promoter, while their two scheduled friendlies in South Korea are also at risk of suspension, the club said.
Barcelona have kickstarted their pre-season trip, having arrived in Japan earlier this morning.The team landed in Osaka before making their way to the team hotel in Kobe, where around 50 Barça fans