LaLiga fixture postponed after player called up for Israel game

The LaLiga game between Mallorca and Cádiz that was scheduled for this weekend has been postponed after Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi was called up for Kosovo’s squad forward of their match in opposition to Israel, the league mentioned Monday.

The Cádiz-Mallorca game was scheduled to be performed on Sunday, the identical day because the European Championship qualifier between Kosovo and Israel, which was rescheduled final month due to the Israel-Hamas struggle.

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The LaLiga requested the Spanish soccer federation to postpone the game as Mallorca can be at an obstacle with out one in every of their gamers.

Muriqi has 4 objectives this season for Mallorca, who’s enduring a seven-match run with no win within the league.

FIFA prolonged the worldwide break interval for Kosovo and Israel due to the postponement of their game, which means golf equipment are obligated to launch their gamers to the nationwide squads. The worldwide break was initially scheduled to begin on Monday.

Cádiz coach Sergio González had mentioned his membership ought to have been concerned within the resolution on whether or not to postpone the league match and talk about a brand new date.

Mallorca sits in seventeenth place within the LaLiga standings, simply outdoors the relegation zone. Cádiz is one spot forward of Mallorca in sixteenth.