Court Blocks Spanish Football Strike
March 30th, 2011
Spain’s football league programme will go ahead this weekend after a Madrid court upheld a challenge from six breakaway clubs and blocked proposed strike action.
“The court decides the official calendar for the first and second divisions should remain unaltered for the next round of matches,” a statement from the court said.
The National Professional Football League (LFP) decided at a general assembly last month to suspend matches this weekend in protest against plans to scrap a long-standing rule that at least one match per weekend is broadcast on a free to air television station.
The LFP also want guarantees about how much cash they are entitled to receive from betting and lottery revenue.
Last week, as talks with the government failed to make much progress, six clubs broke ranks and mounted a legal challenge to the LFP’s decision.
The six “rebel” clubs, including heavyweights Sevilla and Villarreal, argued that a strike would be “disproportionate, inopportune, against the interest of clubs, the competition and supporters and, what’s more, against the law”.
Spain’s Secretary of State for Sport, Jaime Lissavetzky, had also made “a call to reason” for the games to be played before the court ruling.
“The main losers are the citizens and football players because the competition has been extended by about 20 days, I hope common sense prevails, and we maintain our readiness to defend the interests of citizens.”
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