{"id":95124,"date":"2023-10-26T09:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T09:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95124"},"modified":"2023-10-26T09:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T09:24:46","slug":"why-uk-fans-cant-watch-el-clasico-barcelona-v-real-madrid-on-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/why-uk-fans-cant-watch-el-clasico-barcelona-v-real-madrid-on-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Why UK fans can&apos;t watch El Clasico Barcelona v Real Madrid on weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Why UK fans will be unable to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid this weekend as Jude Bellingham makes his El Clasico debut &#8211; and the &#8216;outdated&#8217; law isn&#8217;t changing any time soon<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Real Madrid currently sit top of La Liga after eight wins in their first 10 games<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Barcelona are in third on 24 points, just one behind both Girona and Madrid\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When Barcelona take on Real Madrid this weekend, it will be one of the most watched games across the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The iconic fixture always seems to produce scintillating football with an added bonus of drama due to the fierce rivalry between the two Spanish giants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And for UK football fans, it&#8217;s an even more special occasion since Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham has taken La Liga by storm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following in the footsteps of fellow British greats such as David Beckham and Steve McManaman, fans would have been hoping to catch a\u00a0<span>glimpse of the former Birmingham City player in Madrid white.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But, due to a long-standing British law regarding broadcasting rights, Spain&#8217;s most famous fixture won&#8217;t be aired in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/09\/77021229-12674519-image-a-1_1698308149467.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham has taken La Liga by storm after scoring 11 goals in 12 league matches so far<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/09\/77021241-12674519-image-a-2_1698308151671.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>El Clasico is by far one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the season in La Liga<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Put in place since the 1960s, the UK&#8217;s 3pm TV blackout rule states that no football can be broadcast live between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on a Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And since El Clasico will kick off at 3.30pm in UK time on that day, it cannot be aired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite many feeling that this law should not be applied to foreign games, it was established to encourage people to attend stadiums.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi&#8217;s side were also given an earlier kick off against Madrid as they travel to Shaktar Donetsk the next Tuesday for a 5.45pm Champions League game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bellingham has played against Barcelona before in a pre-season friendly in Texas where they were beaten 3-0 by their arch rivals, but this will be his first time playing Barcelona in La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>Although the match won&#8217;t be aired on British TV, you can follow Mail Sport&#8217;s social channels and live blog on the day to keep up with all the action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12674519\/Why-UK-fans-unable-watch-Barcelona-vs-Real-Madrid-weekend-Jude-Bellingham-makes-El-Clasico-debut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why UK fans will be unable to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid this weekend as Jude Bellingham makes his El<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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