Spanish champions Barcelona beat two-time reigning J-League champions Vissel Kobe 3-1 in a club international friendly on Sunday, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the J1 side's founding.The match at Kobe's Noevir Stadium was in danger of cancellation after Barcelona announced "serious contractual breaches on behalf of the promoter" on Wednesday, but the decision was made on Friday to play the match as scheduled.Kobe president Hiroshi Mikitani, who also heads Barcelona's former shirt sponsor and e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc., later explained that the issue surrounding unpaid money…READ FULL ARTICLE
