LaLiga to Challenge 2022 FIFA World Cup Dates

LaLiga, malady the Spanish football league, has lodged an appeal against FIFA’s decision to stage the 2022 World Cup in the winter.

FIFA made the decision to switch the tournament to November-December to avoid the hot temperatures in the summer.

But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has confirmed that the Spanish league (LFP) has filed an appeal with them.

A winter World Cup would force European leagues to take a lengthy break and schedule more fixtures in the summer and LFP president Javier Tebas filed three separate reports to Cas which stated that the league would lose €65m (£24.5m) over that period.

According to Spanish newspaper As, Tebas (pictured) said he filed the lawsuit “in defence of the interests of the clubs that are contributing to the international teams”.

FIFA confirmed the new dates in March and rejected a proposal by European clubs and leagues to play the tournament in May-June.

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