Barcelona Vs Vissel Kobe Friendly Set To Go Ahead As Planned
Vissel Kobe issued a statement that averred that the match will be held as planned following careful discussions with the relevant parties.
La Liga champions Barcelona will play the pre-season exhibition against Japanese side Vissel Kobe on Sunday as planned, despite initially cancelling the fixture due to a serious case of contractual breaches from the promoter's end.
Vissel Kobe issued a statement that stated that the match will be held as planned following careful discussions with the relevant parties.
The Catalan side are scheduled to play Vissel Kobe on Sunday before travelling to South Korea to face FC Seoul on July 31 and subsequently Daegu FC on August 4.
Seul Ham, the General Manager of tour promoters D-Drive revealed, that the match between Vissel Kobe and FC Barcelona, was originally proposed by the Yasuda Group, the main sponsor of Real Sociedad, and was to be co-hosted locally in Japan. D-DRIVE was scheduled to receive full payment for the match today; however, the funds ultimately failed to arrive.
Instead, the Yasuda Group had repeatedly provided invalid and falsified documents, deceiving D-Drive by falsely claiming that the payment had already been transferred to Korea.
As a result of the fraudulent conduct, Rakuten's public image suffered significant damage.
Tour promoters, D-Drive, a South Korean-based firm, blamed the organisers in Japan and asserted that the Culers' trip to Seoul will go ahead as planned.
'All scheduled activities in South Korea will take place as planned, without any disruptions," the promoter said.
Unlike in Japan, in Korea, the promoter had fully prepared the matches and covered all related costs, with the exception of the flight costs, Ham added.
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