Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Barcelona vs. Vissel Kobe Match to Proceed as Planned
Barcelona's pre-season soccer game against Vissel Kobe in Japan will go ahead as planned.
This is good news because the match was almost canceled due to issues with the people who were supposed to pay for it.
The company that was in charge of the match was supposed to pay the money, but did not.
The company in charge of the event claimed the money had been sent when it hadn't.
The team will still travel to South Korea.
Everything in South Korea is prepared and ready to go.
Barcelona's match against Vissel Kobe in Japan is set to proceed as scheduled.
The decision follows discussions after a potential cancellation due to payment issues.
Promoter D-Drive stated the Seoul trip will happen without disruptions.
Payment for the match was not received due to contractual breaches by the promoter.
The Yasuda Group is accused of providing false documents and intentional fraud.
- Who
- FC Barcelona and Vissel Kobe, and the promoters D-Drive and Yasuda Group
- What
- Barcelona vs. Vissel Kobe soccer match
- When
- Scheduled for Sunday
- Where
- Japan
- Why
- The match will proceed despite initial cancellation due to contractual breaches by the promoter.
Promoter Perspective
Sponsor Perspective
Financial Responsibility
Promoter Perspective
D-Drive prepared the matches in South Korea and covered costs, excluding flight costs.
Sponsor Perspective
The Yasuda Group, the main sponsor of Real Sociedad, proposed and co-hosted the match but failed to provide the payment.
- Match
- Barcelona vs. Vissel Kobe
- Location
- Japan
- Promoter
- D-Drive
- Sponsor with issues
- Yasuda Group
- Seoul Matches
- Scheduled to proceed
- Fraud alleged
- Yes, by Yasuda Group employee.