La Liga say no to El Clasico on December 18, but why?




El Clásico is the name given in football to any match between fierce rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.


Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception.


Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.




The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as La Liga, is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system.




Börkur Sigurbjörnsson from Barcelona, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons