Javier Tibas, president of the Spanish Football League, said that Real Madrid’s request to postpone his first match in the Spanish League season 2025-2026.
Real Madrid filed an application for postponing his first match against Osasuna, scheduled for August 19, from his participation in the advanced rounds of the Club World Cup, where the Spanish team lost 4-0 against the Paris Saint -Herman on Wednesday, 40 days before the start of its first match in the league.
The signed agreement with the Association of Spanish Professional Players (IFE) provides for players to receive 3 continuous weeks of vacation annually, which leaves the club a preparatory window, which does not exceed 18 days before the start of the new season.
According to the Associated Press, Tibas explained that the Spanish Football Association decided not to postpone the match, indicating that the association supports this decision.
“I think they will receive 20 days of rest instead of 21. I don’t see that it was necessary to change the matches for this, especially since this is only one day,” Tibas said. Similarly, the prime minister -Liga did not give Chelsea what kind of delay, and the same applies to the French League with Paris Saint -Herther.
According to the sources of “athletes”, an agreement was concluded in May last year between the Spanish League, the Spanish Federation and the Association of Professional Players, on the one hand, and between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, on the other, for health reasons, players receive a training period for at least 3 weeks.
Real Madrid, who played 68 games during 2024-2025, has not yet determined the schedule of his preparatory matches for the new season.
For his part, the goalkeeper “Real Madrid” Tibo Courtois said that he wanted to postpone the Osasuna match in order to preserve his health and health of his teammates. The Belgian player criticized the negative statements made by Tebas against the Club World Cup, in which he called the championship “must be canceled.”
“This type of comment is issued by the President of the League, this is a precedent,” Courtois said. We did not see this in Italy, England, even in the US basketball league or in the US football league. Tibas has the right not to love the Club World Cup, but there is a tournament, which is part of FIFA’s agenda. Here we compete, and it seems that this master wants to be in the spotlight. I did not see the President of the League to speak so before. The health of the players is put on the map. “
In October last year, Coach Pep Guardiola said that the English Premier League did not allow Manchester City and Chelsea to postpone his first match in the 2025-2026 season, despite their participation in the Club Cup to give more time to restore. The city left the championship at the hands of the Saudi crescent on July 1, while Chelsea reached the finals and meet with Paris Saint -Herthrum on Sunday. The first matches of the city and Chelsea will play in the Prime Minister -Liga on August 16 and 17, respectively.
Asking the English prime minister in October, she said that this position reflects the problems facing local championships from the amendments made by FIFA to the world football calendar.
The International Association of Professional Players of Vivarro and the World League Association threatened in May 2024, taking legal measures against FIFA from the Graphic Cup of the Club Cup. The International Federation answered, saying that it was interested in the safety of the players, and that the championship schedule is compatible with the international calendar, which provides enough time before the start of the new season.