Spanish court to rule on La Liga strike threat

A Spanish court will rule today whether all football competitions in the country, including Primera Division games, will be played this weekend.

The Spanish Football League (LFP) presented a lawsuit against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Spanish professional footballers’ union (AFE) over their plans to halt football from Saturday onwards over a a dispute regarding government interference in the league’s television rights.

The LFP consider the strike action illegal and are hoping to avoid it with help from the courts. The AFE claim players have the right to strike and to be prevented from doing so would be a violation of their constitutional rights.