Six Spanish clubs challenge league strike
Friday, 25 March 2011
MADRID, Mar 24 (AFP): Six Spanish first division clubs have taken legal action to prevent a strike by the country's professional football league (LFP) next month.
"Espanyol Barcelona, Villarreal, Zaragoza, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Sevilla launched (on Wednesday) an action in the courts of Madrid to condemn the agreement passed by the general assembly of the LFP on February 11," the clubs said in a joint statement.
The LFP announced on February 11 its decision to strike on the weekend of April 2-3 to protest a long-standing rule that one first division match per weekend is broadcast for free on television.
Negotiations followed with political leaders to find a solution, but the LFP reiterated its decision late on Tuesday.
The decision means the Spanish league season could be extended to the weekend of June 11-12 instead of May 21-22.