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Friday briefing: Spanish football faces strike action

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21 October 2022 - 3:30 AM

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has called an Extraordinary General Assembly for next week, when clubs will discuss strike action over a proposed new sports law by Spain’s government, reports Senior Correspondent James Corbett.

LaLiga accuse the Spanish government of making changes to the sports law “unilaterally and ignoring the opinion of LaLiga and the vast majority of clubs regarding the needs of professional football in Spain.”

They say that it “seriously undermines” th

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