The Spanish League would already have a date to return after the coronavirus

The president of the League of Spanish soccer, Javier Tebas, pointed out this Tuesday that the championship can resume on May 29 or the June 6th, insisting that not finishing the season “is not an option”.

“The current scenarios we have is to be able to start May 28-29, June 6-7 or June 28th“Thebes stated in a telematic press conference with the international press.

“Having coordinated with UEFA the leagues of Europe, we are not only aware of what happens in Spain, we are aware of what is happening in at least eleven other countries where there are competitions and today the work of the UEFA, of the Leagues and of the ECA has been to make calendars to finish all the competitions, “said Tebas.

WHEN COULD THE LEAGUES END?

The president of the League considered the possibility that European competitions and leagues could “end in August”, which would lead to compress the calendar of the following season, although I reject that this could lead to changes in the format of the competitions.

With football frozen by the coronavirus epidemic, Thebes insists that the season must end.

CANCELING IS NOT AN OPTION

“Canceling the season is not an option that we have on the table,” said Tebas, who highlighted the great losses that soccer contemplates depending on whether you can not play more, if you resume without an audience or with an audience.

“In the case of not playing, the economic impact, including the money that the Spanish teams would receive from European competitions, would be approximately 1,000 million euros for not playing again, “explained Tebas.

It would be “300 million euros for playing behind closed doors and some 150 million euros playing with the public, the damage caused, “added the president of the League.

Thebes also referred to the television rights that the clubs would no longer receive.

“We have collected almost 90% of the rights this year, I speak in general, if we did not play again we would have to return 18%,” he said, citing the confidentiality clauses of the contracts not to mention figures.

According to the Spanish press, the League could stop entering near 500 million euros for television rights.

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