Find out why football can go on strike

The drafting of a new draft of Sports Law is at the forefront of Spanish football on the verge of a breakin protest against certain aspects of the new text that LaLiga considers could seriously harm the interests of the clubs and endanger the safety of lives of competition.

These are the three big sticking points:

1. Superliga and veto for LaLiga

The PP and the PSOE an amendment was withdrawn which allows LaLiga do not license to clubs participating in a competition outside UEFA and without the protection of this body. Today, employers do not have this power, so if any club participates in a super league European without UEFA’s OK, this can participate in LaLiga Santander without any hindrance.

The employer defended the need to have it veto option because the Super League will mean the opening of a economic depth between its participants and other teams and for the damage it will cause to LaLiga, which may occur lose many sponsors in favor of the new European competition.

2. RFEF can change professional competition

The draft of the new Sports Law opens the possibility that the Federation is making changes to professional competitions without existing report from LaLiga, mandatory today. The RFEF can introduce changes to professional competitions without the approval of the clubs.

3. Commercial rights and CVC

The project breaking the ‘shield’ of LaLiga’s joint sale of commercial rights, except for the audiovisual rights of LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank. And it gives the RFEF the right to sell non-professional competitions.

In the employer’s opinion, this creates a legal uncertainty which could jeopardize the CVC agreement, despite the endorsement that said contract was received from the State Attorney. In addition, they consider that it is a contract in which the clubs join willingly and it is an important source of income.