Spain’s LaLiga could face a strike at the end of this month.
The league, like many teams, is upset about Barcelona and Real Madrid. The two giants still harbor hopes of staying with the European Super League. The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, organized a meeting with the Spanish Sports Minister, Miquel Iceta, on the subject.
In addition, 14 LaLiga team managers participate in the meeting. The meeting date is Monday, October 24. Athletic states that Enrique Cerezo from Atlético de Madrid and José Castro from Sevilla will be present at the meeting. The hope is to solve these problems, thus avoiding any possible strike.
Despite the Superliga flopping immediately after being formed in 2021, Barca and Real have plans to resurrect the idea. A22 Sports Management, the firm that currently represents ESL, has even hired a new CEO. A22 hopes that Bernd Reichart will come up with a scheme for the league that will please clubs and fans.
The ESL has plans to reintroduce the competition within the next three years. Breakaway league officials are currently in a legal battle with UEFA. The ESL claims that the sport’s governing body in Europe wrongly blocked the formation of the league.
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The government of Spain was originally totally against the formation of a dissident league. They wanted to preserve LaLiga and keep all the matches in the domestic league intact. The government even seemed poised to create an amendment that would essentially prevent clubs from forming a new competitive league.
However, the government withdrew this amendment. LaLiga officials were obviously less than thrilled at the news. These officials even assume that the repeal of the amendment occurred thanks to pressure from Barça and Real.
The main objective of the next meeting will be to update the ‘Sports Law’ of Spain. This would certainly include adding the aforementioned amendment to prevent clubs from creating a new league.
Barca’s Joan Laporta and Real Madrid’s Florentino Perez are not expected to be at the meeting.
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