Yamal, Rashford join hands → Barcelona to leave the tour, unveils the all-time Wackle Squad...Lingard Reunites From Hot Manchester United In Seoul
Jul 25, 2025
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Barcelona left for Japan, the first leg of its Asian tour, on the 25th (Korean time). Barcelona will clash with J-League Vissel Kobe in Kobe, Japan, on the 27th and then move to South Korea. In South Korea, FC Seoul will play a series of friendly matches at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st and Daegu FC at Daegu Stadium on the 4th of next month.
There was a noise. Barcelona canceled its Japan tour on the 24th. The club announces that it will not be able to participate in the scheduled match in Japan on Sunday (27th) due to a serious breach of contract by the promoter. We deeply regret the incident and its impact on many fans in Japan."
According to D-Drive, which is in charge of Japan and Korea tour promoters, the schedule in Japan was canceled after it was revealed that Yasuda Group, a Japanese co-promoter, embezzled the balance of the charge (about 10 billion won) to be paid from Rakuten, a Japanese sponsor.
The schedule was restored on the 25th. D-Drive made a surprise decision to push ahead with the Kobe schedule in Japan, which Barcelona canceled once entirely"Dramatic transformation was made possible by Rakuten, Japan's main sponsor, paying outstanding expenses, in which the all-round assistance of D-Drive, a promoter who led cooperation with various partners, played a key role.", he explained.
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Former players such as 2007-born Ramin Yamal, who received Barcelona's symbol No. 10, veteran striker Roberto Lewandowski from Poland, Pedri, who is called the successor of Andrés Iniesta, Brazil's top winger Hafinya and Frenkie the Dragon from the Netherlands have all been named. In addition, Marcus Rashford from Manchester United, who was confirmed to transfer to Barcelona on loan on the 24th, was also spotted leaving the country.
Rashford's loan spell is one season. He was given number 14. Rashford is the first English player to land in Barcelona in 39 years since Gary Lineker in 1986. Lineker stayed at Barcelona for three seasons.
After confirming his move to Barcelona, Rashford said: "I'm really looking forward to it. Barcelona is a club where players' dreams come true. What the club stands for means a lot to me. "It feels like I'm home. One of the big reasons I decided to come here is because it's a good place for great players to put their skills in a family-like atmosphere."
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Rashford's visit to Korea is more special to Korean fans. Reunited with Jesse Lingard of FC Seoul. The two are best friends who were from Manchester United Youth and boasted their perfect chemistry in the first team.
The meeting between the two, which will be encountered again in Seoul, is expected to be another attraction. Lingard has been active in Seoul since last year. This season, he has been playing as a captain.
It is the first time in 15 years that Barcelona has visited Korea since its showdown with the K-League All-Star in 2010. At that time, it was disrupted over whether Lionel Messi would play or not, but the game eventually proceeded as scheduled.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
