LaLiga’s Espanyol and Leganés reward season ticket holders with free passes
May 27 – Spanish clubs Espanyol and Leganés will compensate season-ticket holders for the game’s shutdown by handing out free passes for the 2020-2021 campaign.
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LaLiga gets go-ahead to restart June 8, Portugal’s Primeira Liga to start June 3
May 26 – Spain looks set to become the second of the Big Five leagues in Europe – four if you take into account the fact that football in France has been abandoned – to resume playing top-flight fixtures.
Sevilla reportedly opens €5m discussion with Betway, despite Spanish gaming re-regulation
May 19 – Seasons may be struggling to complete but already bookmakers are starting to make sponsorship plays for next season.
LaLiga opens up team training to groups of 10 with June 12 restart target
May 18 – La Liga clubs were re-starting group training today as they prepare for a return to action in June after a long pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tebas warns of reduced player salaries as LaLiga predicts clubs will lose €300m
May 13 – Spanish clubs will have to live up to the fact that they will have to reduce salaries next season due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to La Liga president Javier Tebas.
LaLiga begins first of 4-phased return to work
May 5 – La Liga has confirmed that Spain’s footballers will go back to training this week with a view to resuming fixtures in June.
Spanish law change gives LaLiga more flexibility in TV deal making
April 28 – LaLiga will have more flexibility in negotiating its broadcast deals following the Spanish government’s scrapping of a three-year licensing restriction on TV rights contracts.
Former club officials and players at Osasuna and Real Betis jailed for matchfixing
April 24 – In a landmark ruling, nine former executives, players, and businessmen including five former directors of Osasuna and two ex-Real Betis players have been handed prison sentences after being found guilty of being involved in match-fixing – the first time ever that sporting corruption has led to jail terms in Spain.
Barca board rebels over Bartomeu’s management and calls for elections
April 14 – Barcelona, the world’s richest club, have been plunged into an internal crisis after six board members, including two vice-presidents, resigned in protest at how the club is being run.
Minister puts stop to Real Sociedad’s planned return to training
April 14 – Real Sociedad have abandoned plans to resume training in times of a global health crisis following an intervention from Spanish authorities.
Real Madrid players join Barca and Atletico stars in agreeing pay cut
April 9 – Real Madid have become the latest Spanish club whose players and coaches have agreed to take pay cuts to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Mediapro boss Roures says July restart would save season and reduce €700m of losses
April 1 – Spain’s La Liga could return behind closed doors in July, according to Jaume Roures, chief executive of Mediapro one of the country’s major broadcast partners – but would have to be scrapped for good if any players contract Covid-19 thereafter.
Spanish FA opens up €500m credit line to clubs in LaLiga’s top two divisions
By Samindra Kunti
March 26 – The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)has announced a €500 million support plan for Spanish clubs to help with the impending financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
LaLiga suspended for two rounds as Real Madrid squad quarantined
March 12 – La Liga in Spain has been suspended for “at least the next two rounds of matches” as a result of the Real Madrid squad going into quarantine because of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: LaLiga to be played behind closed doors for ‘at least’ the next two weeks
March 10 – LaLiga has issued a statement saying that all matches will be played behind closed doors for at least the next two weeks.