Barcelona threaten Roma with legal action over preseason friendly withdrawal
Jun 28, 2022Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensBarcelona have threatened legal action against AS Roma after the Italian side pulled out of a preseason friendly at Camp Nou in August.Roma's men's and women's sides were scheduled to play the annual Joan Gamper Trophy in Barcelona on Aug. 6.- Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (US only)- Don't have ESPN? espn.com/espn/contests/instantaccess/">Get instant access"AS Roma have decided to unilaterally, without reason, withdraw from the agreed contract," Barca said in a strongly worded roma-will-not-be-gamper-opponents">statement on Monday."Money already spent on tickets will be returned to [supporters] and we want to make it clear that the suspension of the games has been due to circumstances outside of our control."The club's legal department is studying possible action against Roma for damages caused to Barcelona and its fans due to…