LaLiga president Javier Tebas reiterated in an interview Monday that he considers the upcoming FIFA Membership World Cup “utterly absurd.”
The event that can happen from June 14 to July 13 in the US, may have a brand new format with 32 groups enjoying within the competitors.
“It’s utterly absurd,” Tebas advised Cadena Cope radio. “It isn’t simply concerning the bodily put on and tear on the gamers, which is apparent, however the Membership World Cup mannequin impacts your complete ecosystem of nationwide leagues, particularly in Europe.”
Actual Madrid and Atlético Madrid are the one two Spanish groups that can characteristic on the Membership World Cup.
Nonetheless, if the 2 groups attain the ultimate rounds of the competitors, with the quarterfinals scheduled to be performed on July 4-5, it would have a detrimental impact on LaLiga, based on Tebas.
LaLiga begins on Aug. 16-17.
“There’s already controversy over when Actual Madrid and Atlético will begin LaLiga, which disrupts our regular soccer schedule and hurts us within the medium time period,” Tebas mentioned.
“The choice on whether or not Actual Madrid and Atlético will begin [LaLiga] later [in order to rest] is just not mine alone. It is going to be made in the end once we see the place they stand. However it will possibly’t be that we preserve having to consistently change our schedule for different competitions that we’re not in favour of.
“They have not consulted us about dates, they have not consulted us about something. What they’re doing is damaging Spanish competitors, if massive groups like Actual Madrid or Atlético cannot play on the primary day of LaLiga.”
Tebas has been important of FIFA for not consulting the leagues on the choice to stage a Membership World Cup each fourth summer time, simply because the governing physique didn’t seek the advice of them on shifting the 2022 World Cup to the winter or increasing the lads’s World Cup to 48 groups from 2026.