Top-flight Spanish soccer will be suspended for the remainder of the season by the sport's domestic governing body, following clashes with the government over a new TV rights law
The law, which would result in collective bargaining for TV rights, got the OK from Spain's government last week.
If approved by parliament, it would see the cash gained from TV rights shared out more equally across Spanish soccer's top two divisions in a bid to help smaller clubs. Rights are currently sold on an individual basis by clubs – a system which favors soccer behemoths like Barcelona and Real Madrid.