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MADRID (AP) — In the latest twist of a never-ending power struggle Cheap USA Soccer Jerseys , the Spanish league said Wednesday it will consider legal action against the Spanish soccer federation’s decision to play the “clásico” match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on a weekday in December.The league released a statement shortly after the federation confirmed Dec. 18, a Wednesday, as the new date. The match was initially scheduled for Saturday but was postponed because of a planned separatist rally in the riot-stricken Catalan capital.The new date was proposed by the clubs, but the league wanted the match to be played on Dec. 7, a Saturday, because it would better suit television rights holders. In addition, Copa del Rey matches are scheduled for Dec. 18, and the Club World Cup will already be underway in Qatar.The “clásicos” are the biggest games of the year in Spain and are among the most watched matches in the world. The league usually promotes one of them to the Asian market and the other to the American market.Saturday’s match would have been played at 1 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), a timeslot that favors Asian audiences. If played in the middle of the week Cheap AC Milan Soccer Team Uniform , the game will most likely have to start at night, possibly creating problems for the league to abide to its contracts with the rights holders.The dispute over the “clásico” adds strain to the relationship between the league and the Spanish federation. League president Javier Tebas and federation head Luis Rubiales — two outspoken figures in Spanish soccer — have been at odds over a series of issues recently. One of them is the league’s attempt to play a regular-season match in the United States, something the federation has yet to approve.The Spanish league runs the top two soccer divisions in the country, while the federation controls regulations and matches for professional and amateur games.The league said it is studying what actions it can take to keep the “clásico” from being played on Dec. 18. It said it will make a decision after gaining access to the reports and documents the federation used to make the change.The league initially wanted the match to be moved from Barcelona to Madrid, with the return match automatically switched from the Spanish capital to Barcelona. But the federation’s competitions committee rejected that idea, saying it was against its rules to invert the order of games.The federation had asked the clubs to propose a new date after it was agreed that it wasn’t safe to play on Saturday as scheduled.The northeastern Catalonia region has been rocked by violent protests since the Supreme Court ruled to sentence nine separatist leaders to prison.Catalan independence flags are a regular feature at Barcelona’s home games, as are collective shouts for “independence” by separatist supporters. LONDON (AP) — Returning to play at Wembley Stadium for a third time is a chance for England midfielder Jill Scott to reflect.But not so much on her experience five years ago against Germany.“I remember coming on,” Scott said, “and missing a sitter.”The 32-year-old Scott will instead use the return visit by Germany on Saturday to bask in the advances in women’s soccer in England.The crowd for the 3-0 loss to Germany in 2014 was an English team record 45 www.thetopsoccer.com/club-team-kit/ajax ,619. This time, it’s a sellout at English soccer’s national stadium with 86,619 tickets issued for the friendly game.Should everyone who bought a ticket turn up, the crowd will easily exceed the 70,584 who watched Scott in a British team that beat Brazil at Wembley during the 2012 London Olympics. It should also surpass the 80,023 at that Olympic final between the United States and Japan.“At the time we were getting about 200 for our club games,” recalled Manchester City’s Scott, who was playing for Everton in 2012. “We were so nervous because you’d never seen so many people before. But I think for the Olympics, a lot of people did just buy tickets to say they were being part of the Olympics. It wasn’t necessarily just for women’s football.“So to think everybody’s gone out there (to buy tickets for Saturday) and wants to support this team is just a massive turning point for the game.”Not just in England.Saturday could see the biggest crowd for women’s soccer since the 1999 World Cup final when 90 Cheap AS Roma Soccer Team Uniform ,185 watched the United States beat China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.“It shows we are getting respected for the work we’ve done day in and day out,” England defender Gemma Bonner said. “It’s been a long road to get to this occasion, but one we should embrace, enjoy.”England is using the occasion not just to celebrate the current side, which reached the World Cup semifinals in July, but also trailblazing Lionesses who have been part of the journey since their first official game in 1972.“Hopefully,” striker Ellen White said, “this is the start of us selling out massive stadiums www.thetopsoccer.com/club-team-kit/atletico-madrid , of people supporting us and wanting to come and watch women’s football.”A record Women’s Super League crowd of 31,213 watched the Manchester derby between City and United in September, and more than 24,000 people have since attended games at Chelsea and West Ham — all played in stadiums usually used by the men’s teams.Playing Germany is a chance to inspire a new generation of players, just as Ellie Roebuck was stirred as a 15-year-old at Wembley in 2015 at a time before the WSL became fully professionally.“I was very unsure of what was next in women’s football and obviously now being able to be professional and do it as a job is unbelievable,” the England goalkeeper said. “That was definitely kind of a mentality switch.”There is much more at stake for England than just setting attendance records.The loss to the U.S. in the World Cup semifinals was the start of a five-match winless run that only ended with a 1-0 victory over Portugal last month as scrutiny of manager Phil Neville’s tactics increased.“Coming off the back of the World Cup where we all reached a massive emotional high, we have probably all found it a little bit difficult to get back up to that high mentally and physically,” Neville said. “But this is the type of game where there are no excuses.”While the Germans were eliminated in the quarterfinals in France, they are second in the FIFA rankings while England is fifth. England does not have a competitive game until the European Championship in 2021 due to the country hosting the tournament that ends at Wembley.“When you get to games like this Cheap Barcelona Soccer Team Uniform , my experience tells me you have to forget the sideshow and circus that is going on around this occasion … we have to be 100% focused on producing a good performance and winning the game,” Neville said.“It’s the biggest game the England women’s team have ever had in terms of the size of the game and I think emotionally, physically and tactically we need to be at our very best.”