FC Barcelona has canceled its planned pre-season friendly match against Japan's Vissel Kobe and will not travel to Japan as scheduled. The club attributed the cancellation to a breach of contract by the promoter responsible for organizing the match. The Asian tour promoter has blamed the payment failure on the Yashuda Group. While the Japan leg of the tour is canceled, the trip to South Korea remains unaffected according to the promoter, although Barcelona has not ruled out suspending the rest of its Asian tour. This cancellation follows similar decisions by other European clubs such as Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, which also canceled their tours. Barcelona's squad was reportedly informed of the cancellation shortly before the planned departure. The club's decision marks a halt to the first stop of its pre-season tour in Asia.