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Barcelona and Real Madrid to boycott LaLiga emergency meeting in Dubai
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BARCELONA and Real Madrid have announced they will not be attending next week’s LaLiga Extraordinary General Assembly in Dubai which has been called to address proposed changes to the competition’s regulations.

The clubs were notified on November 25 of the emergency meeting in the United Arab Emirates to consider amendments to LaLiga’s current statutes.

However, today, both Spanish giants issued their own statements saying they would not be sending any representatives to what Real Madrid described as an “illegal” summons.

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