Spanish top flight football was on the brink of facing another delayed start to the season but was rescued in the last days by LFP’s rigorous activities.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 is embroiled in a multitude of problems with one of its top earners, the Primera Division having a whole lot of problems to solve itself. The top tier domestic football campaign is due to start on 18th August but barely made the date with
13 top tier clubs threatening to go on strike with grave concerns.
Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) had to step in and was aided by the Sports Ministry to ensure that the season starts at the right time, and the grievances of the top tier club heard. With so must differentiation, the league is plagued by many problems.
The current threat that the start of La Liga faced was due to the schedules posted by LFP. The governing body released the timings for the first three fixtures irked top tier clubs, who were being forced to play unreasonable times. With the league refusing
to back on their given plan, an assembly of 13 Primera Division clubs was formed to tackle the problems they face.
Rebellious La Liga clubs called upon the names of Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Celta Vigo, Espanyol, Getafe, Granada, Mallorca, Osasuna, Rayo Vallecano, Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Real Zaragoza amongst themselves.
Differences on the subject of league schedule escalated into a debate over distribution over television rights. With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid taking half of the monies made through the sale of media rights, top flight clubs rallied together to let themselves
heard.
Canal Plus and Mediapro have had monopoly with the maximum broadcasting rights. The television giants have been blackmailing Primera Division clubs and have yet to pay them outstanding amounts, sums that can be greatly used to ease their liquidity problems.
In addition, the broadcasting companies have taken clubs to court for changing media partners, which they have no right in the first place. Espanyol is currently battling a case by Mediapro, on the same note as Sevilla and Real Betis.
LFP needs to look into the problems they are facing right now, or else the battle for monies and equal footing is surely going to eat up the league and its great stature.
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