Professional Football League (LFP) has said that the season will begin, as scheduled, on Saturday 18, despite the threat of thirteen clubs to delay the start first if not resolved the conflict over television rights, reiterated today by Vice President of Seville. In a note posted on its website, the LFP, "as organizer of the competitions Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante," said that "the National League Championship in both divisions will begin as scheduled on the calendar, the weekend 18/19 August. " The LFP has responded to the statement issued yesterday by thirteen clubs, after a meeting in Madrid, warned that they will take "necessary measures", including delaying the start of the league, if not reached an "acceptable solution "the conflict over television rights that keep operators Mediapro and Canal Plus. The text, signed by Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid, Betis, Celta, Espanyol, Getafe, Granada, Mallorca, Osasuna, Rayo Vallecano, Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Zaragoza, the LFP also requested the convening of a Board of First Division for next Tuesday to debate and vote on resolutions on media rights and match schedules. The LFP, however, claims to have consulted all its members-the other seven Premier League clubs and twenty Second-and says that "the vast majority has expressed its commitment to the competition officially begins on schedule provided because there is no reason for the alteration of it. " The clubs 'rebels', however, maintain their threat, as explained today the vice president of Sevilla, Jose Maria Cruz, who has insisted that if the LFP "deaf ears" to their requests "shall take measures of force." Speaking to the official media of Seville, Cruz said that the intention of the thirteen clubs, to which he added the Malaga and Valencia, although they did not attend yesterday's meeting, is that Mediapro and Canal Plus " agree on an operating model with a rational and orderly system of rights for the coming years. " "Did not agree between themselves and the league is about to begin," added Vice President Sevilla, which has accused the LFP to give "less and less response to the collective interests and yes to Real Madrid and FC Barcelona." Besides the conflict of television rights, clubs complain about the schedule approved by the LFP for the first three league matches, with matches to commence at 23.00 hours, the organizer of the competition warranted to avoid high temperatures August. Especially combative on this issue have been shown to be the Espanyol-league debut against Mallorca at that time on Saturday, 18 - and Atletico Madrid, who are aggrieved because they must play on Monday 27 at 22.00 hours, on Friday 31 played the final of the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco against Chelsea. However, the president of Deportivo de La Coruña, Augusto Cesar Lendoiro, recalled today that the clubs themselves signed a document that allows television operators to set the time of the meetings. "Sometimes people do not realize what you sign (...) It is based on reality: without exception all signed a document which allowed broadcasters to mark the time," said Lendoiro to whom this issue is "a smokescreen to cover up what really is being discussed for years, which is the distribution of television rights." Meanwhile, players prefer to stay out of controversy, as evidenced by statements Mallorca midfielder Javi Marquez, who has said that the team "does not think the strike," or the Atletico Madrid defender Joao Miranda, who has said that although in his view "bad" play at 23.00, "are the managers who deal with these issues."
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