Santander League: Thebes and the future of La Liga: “We are going to end the season” | LaLiga Santander 2019

The President of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, is convinced that the Spanish football season is going to end and calculated 25 percent of audiovisual rights revenue the economic damage that would come from not being able to finish the championship due to the coronavirus epidemic.

“I have been working through telephone conversations and videoconferences throughout the weekend with European institutions, presidents of Spanish clubs, because we have to coordinate and a very important week is coming,” he said in statements to the Playtime program of the COPE network.

Regarding the league championship and the possibility that it would have to be resolved in a “play off”, he stated: “What we are dealing with now is that let's finish the competition. Important decisions can be made this week in Europe. ”

“I have had contacts with Italy, Germany and other league presidents. We are working to provide a solution because the coronavirus is a health issue and for health there are the doctors, we are here to provide a solution to the economic problem that will arise. What about the nearly one hundred audiovisual contracts that we have worldwide. If you do not retransmit the signal you will not be able to chargeThat is clear, “he explained.

Thebes pointed out that he is working with other leagues. “to square the calendars“, but he was convinced that the season could be finished.

As for the LaLiga staff, they revealed that they have had two positive cases in coronavirus, although he is not affected: “I am not in quarantine. I have no symptoms and I have not been tested. We already had an action plan for weeks And we have applied it. 95 percent in LaLiga are already teleworking. In Spain we have more than 400 people working and we have had to repatriate people we have around the world. “

“We have 25 percent of the season to play and the entire budget will have to be revised, that is the damage that can occur if the competition is not finished,” he reiterated.