The president of the Spanish professional soccer league La Liga said he would like to see players strike if it would eliminate the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Club World Cup.
“If a players' strike would eliminate the FIFA Club World Cup and solve the scheduling problem, that would be welcome,” La Liga president Javier Tebas said, according to the British daily The Guardian on Nov. 18 (local time).
“It would be good if (a players' strike) would organize the calendar in a better way,” Tebas said, echoing comments made by Spain international and Manchester City (England) key man Rodri at a UEFA Champions League (UCL) press conference the previous day about the possibility of a players' strike.
“I think we are close to that situation, I think (the number of matches) is too much,” Rodri said when asked about a player strike, adding, ”The quality of the game is more important than money and marketing. If we go on like this, I think there will come a moment when we will have no other option.”
“I think Rodri is right about the possibility of a player strike,” Tebas said, ”There are too many matches to be played. Almost 200 players are facing this problem,” he said.
“We have to take appropriate legal action,” Tebas said, but he also worried about the negative effects of a player strike.
“It's not just a question of a tight schedule for dozens or hundreds of players,” he said. If the players' union decides to strike, it becomes a much bigger issue that affects the entire industry,” he said.
The other 40,000 professional players and more than 2,000 clubs that are not participating in the league, several domestic cup competitions, the European Championships, the Club World Cup, and the World Cup face new challenges.
“If the players who don't play in the Euros have to follow this standard, their income will decrease and their clubs will disappear,” Tebas said, ”and we will support them.”
According to the Associated Press, the European arm of the International Federation of Football Players' Associations (FIFPRO), the European Professional Soccer Leagues Association (EL), and Spain's La Liga have filed a complaint against FIFA with the European Commission for allegedly violating competition law.
They claim that international competitions, including next year's 36-team “expanded” FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 North and Central American World Cup, which will be expanded to 48 nations, have led to players' fatigue and increased risk of injury. 카지노 사이트 추천
