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Tebas remains worried about scheduling issues that might arise if the Spanish sides move into the knockout phase of the tournament organised by FIFA.
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La Liga chief Javier Tebas expressed his concerns ahead of the upcoming edition of the revamped FIFA Club World Cup, slated to begin on the 14th of June. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will fly the Spanish flag in North America, but Tebas remains worried about scheduling issues that might arise if the sides move into the knockout phase of the tournament organised by FIFA.
La Liga is scheduled to begin on the 16th of August; however, there might be a delay in the Madrid sides’ start to the season, depending on how deep their CWC run is.
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“There is already controversy over when Real Madrid and Atletico will start LaLiga, which disrupts our usual football schedule and hurts us in the medium term,” Tebas said.
“The decision on whether Real Madrid and Atletico will start LaLiga later in order to rest is not mine alone,” he explained.
“It will be made in due course when we see where they stand. But it can’t be that we keep having to constantly change our schedule for other competitions that we are not in favor of,” the 62-year-old added.
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Tebas went on to reveal that the organisers of the Club World Cup, FIFA, hadn’t consulted the Spanish top-flight over any details of the revamped tournament.
“It is completely absurd,” the La Liga president said.
“They haven’t consulted us about dates, they haven’t consulted us about anything,” Tebas vented his frustration.
“What they’re doing is damaging Spanish competition, if big teams like Real Madrid or Atletico can’t play on the first day of LaLiga,” he bemoaned.
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