The Spanish judiciary refuses to hold the League matches Monday and Friday

The Supreme Court in the Spanish capital, Madrid, today rejected a request from the Spanish Football League to hold matches on Mondays and Fridays, pending another judicial decision to settle the dispute that has existed for more than a year with the local federation.

The court ordered the disputing parties to negotiate until the decision of the competent regional court in Madrid is issued.

That court allowed the holding of league matches on Monday and Friday last season temporarily, but health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic mixed the calendar and imposed a rescheduling of several matches.

The League has always disagreed with the Federation over scheduling matches, as the League wishes to extend the days of the rounds between Friday and Monday, while the Federation wants to limit them between Saturday and Sunday.

The League of the League has already filed a lawsuit against the local federation of the game in which it opposes the holding of matches on Mondays and Fridays, but a judge in the High Court of Justice in the capital Madrid rejected it "in its entirety."

In September, the league bowed to the local association, and redistributed the first division matches to Saturday and Sunday.

Last July, Al-Ittihad opposed the proposal to hold matches on Mondays and Fridays in order to increase profits from broadcasting rights revenues.

The League responded at the time that it had the authority to determine the dates and times for its matches, while the federation confirmed that it had the right to determine the start of matches, not the days.

In August 2019, the court issued a preliminary ruling allowing the league to play matches on Friday and not Monday during the current season.

The League then filed a lawsuit accusing the union of "treason and illegal behavior."

The money earned by the association from television contracts appears to be the main problem between it and the union, as it amounts to more than two billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) over three years.

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