Covid-19: Hostilities Resume In Spanish Football League

By Akinwale Kasali

The Spanish Football League, popularly known as ‘La Liga’ is set to resume after several months of halt due to the pandemic Covid-19 outbreak ravaging the world.

The Spanish Football Association had announced the resumption of the league, starting 11th June, 2020, with a Seville derby between Sevilla Football Club and Real Betis Football Club to kick start the resumption of the league.

No doubt, fatigue, match rustiness and weariness are will set in when the players get to the field of play, due to the long absence of playing the round leather game.

The matches will all be played behind closed  doors just to curtail the spread of the virus, with players on the bench while the coaching crew and officials are mandated to put on a nose mask.

The sportmanship spirit that usually sees team shake hands and exchange pleasantries has been stopped, with the players just filling out, take pictures and the referee signals the commencement of the match after both Captains of the team have chosen the side of coin, and tossed by the center referee.

Though, the absence of fans at the stadium will have a toll on the revenue of the Clubs and the Football Association.

Barcelona Football Club has,  however, raised a poser that it would have preferred the league to be cancelled, and Barcelona crowned Champions just like what played out in the French Football Ligue 1, in which Paris Saint Germain Football Club was crowned champion, with league matches still remaining.

The Catalan Club side said assuming it was its rival Club Side, Real Madrid Football Club that was on top of the league table, the league would have been cancelled and decided.

This the Spanish Football Association are taking up with the Catalan Giants, alleging that it was a defamatory statement.