From the archive · 8 September 2018
Rubiales puts doubt in USA based La Liga matches!
A 2018 governance row that ran for months. WittyFutty's original write-up is restored below.
Original WittyFutty report, 8 September 2018
The president of Spanish FA, Luis Rubiales, has put a major doubt in USA based La Liga matches. Rubiales doesn't approve La Liga matches in USA.
Rubiales made a name of himself after sacking Spanish manager Lopetegui just before the World Cup. Well, Rubiales has again got into the spotlight, but for a lot different reason. Unlike with Lopetegui, Rubiales isn't the main “problem” in this situation.
As you probably heard, La Liga signed a long-term contract to stage regular matches in USA. A very controversial contract that practically no one approves of. The first match in USA should be Girona vs Barcelona, but there's a big chance that nothing will happen with La Liga matches in USA.
Javier Tebas spoke to everyone except the people he had to speak to. It's a total lack of respect, unfaithful and incomprehensible.
Obviously, Rubiales is no fan of Javier Tebas, who is the president of La Liga.
Besides that Rubiales “hates” Tebas, this means that the contract that La Liga has with staging games in USA, is worthless unless Rubiales and Spanish FA approves it.
Given how Rubiales sees the whole thing, there's a big chance that nothing will happen with La Liga games abroad. That's only right, as it would be really strange playing Spanish matches in USA. A country that obviously have a league of its own (MLS).