President of FC Barcelona in a letter: FC Barcelona has not confirmed any preseason match in Jerusalem

President of FC Barcelona Joan Laport said the club Barcelona has not publicly released any official statements through its official channels confirming the holding of a friendly football match against the Israeli team Beitar in Jerusalem over the summer.

Head of the Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub received a letter from President of FC Barcelona about the match planned in Jerusalem on August 4th on a stadium built on the ruins of the Palestinian village of al-Malha, whose residents were forcibly expelled and displaced in refugee camps.

“We have received the letter which you sent on behalf of the Palestine Football Association, in which you conveyed your concerns about the FC Barcelona’s presumed activity of a friendly game in Jerusalem.” Said the letter.

He stressed that FC Barcelona has not announced the team’s schedule for the current season through its official channels, stating that the clubs has not contacted, nor affirmed the holding of any friendly match in Jerusalem.

He stressed that FC Bareclona as a democratic sports institution committed to basic rights and principles, has always expressed through actions – as the club’s history confirms – its clear defense of the rights and freedoms of all peoples of the earth.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency

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