LaLiga players launched protests against the league’s decision to stage a regular-season game in Miami, but the first protest on Friday was not shown on live television as expected.
The television feed of the game at Real Oviedo against Espanyol cut to the exterior of the stadium for the first 25 seconds of the game, when players paused for the opening 15 seconds in opposition of plans to take a game to the United States.
The game came just hours after the Spanish soccer players’ union announced that protests would be held straight after kickoff in games in the ninth round from Friday through Monday.
LaLiga made official last week its plans to hold the Barcelona-Villarreal game in Miami on Dec. 20.