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Lovers of Spanish football in shock over the sudden suspension of all games in the country from May 16. This the penultimate and final, and championship-deciding rounds of matches in La Liga may not place. This has because of a dispute between the Spanish football federation and TV companies over TV rights. The suspension could more than 600,000 football players and 30,000 matches. It could not at a worse moment for La Liga as Barcelona lead rivals Real Madrid by just two points, with three games left to . The Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao also under threat. Officials say there could time for all parties to their spat.

The dispute over a new law up by the Spanish government that all teams bargain together over TV rights. Currently, the country's top two teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, are allowed to their own deals with TV companies. This means they are nearly half of all TV money on offer. The Spanish federation the government of a "lack of respect" over interfering in Spanish football. It also it had not been properly on the proposed new TV rights law. In another twist, the players' union, the Association of Spanish Footballers, has to strike over being excluded from the negotiations. Barcelona star Lionel Messi and others are this threat.


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