LaLiga president Javier Tebas won’t be cheering FIFA’s Membership World Cup when play begins this week. Tebas largely has issues over his personal product as a result of two of the 32 groups within the draw — Actual Madrid and Atletico Madrid — play in Spain’s high flight and may face delays to the beginning of their season ought to they advance to the Spherical of 16 in July. LaLiga is scheduled to start on Aug. 16.
“There may be already controversy over when Actual Madrid and Atletico will begin LaLiga, which disrupts our regular soccer schedule and hurts us within the medium time period,” Tebas stated in a radio interview with Cadena Cope radio. “The choice on whether or not Actual Madrid and Atletico will begin (LaLiga) later (as a way to relaxation) will not be mine alone. Will probably be made sooner or later after we see the place they stand. However it could actually’t be that we hold having to consistently change our schedule for different competitions that we aren’t in favor of.”
FIFA is the governing physique overseeing the CWC and subsequent 12 months’s World Cup. Tebas stated he had no contact with any officers at FIFA, and so they didn’t seek the advice of LaLiga about any of the main points of the match being held in the USA.
“It’s fully absurd,” Tebas stated.
“They haven’t consulted us about dates, they haven’t consulted us about something. What they’re doing is damaging Spanish competitors, if large groups like Actual Madrid or Atletico can’t play on the primary day of LaLiga.”