Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP)

LaLiga, the organising body that operates the football league structure in Spain, has opened a second office in India as part of an effort to increase the appeal of its competitions in the country.

LaLiga, which operates the football league structure in Spain, will open a new office in India, its president Javier Tebas has confirmed.

Just over a year ago the Spanish sports media industry underwent a seismic shift at the heart of its biggest property when a Royal Decree was passed in order to pave the way for the introduction of the collective selling of Spanish domestic football rights.

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership with United Arab Emirates-based club Al-Ahli.

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has revealed that it is to debut a new fan experience initiative in Doha, Qatar.

Robert Sarver, the majority owner of NBA basketball franchise the Phoenix Suns, has failed in his latest efforts to acquire a European football club after his takeover bid for Spanish Liga team Levante was rejected.

Spanish football club Elche has lost its appeal against relegation from the top-tier Liga over unpaid taxes.

LaLiga, the new brand name for the Spanish Football League, has filed an appeal against the decision by the sport’s global governing body Fifa to switch the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from the summer to the winter.

The Spanish Football League (LFP) has today (Friday) demoted Elche from La Liga due to “very serious infractions” of the top division’s Law of Sport and company statutes.

Europe’s five biggest European leagues in England, Germany, Spain, Italy and France generated a 15-per-cent increase in combined revenues to €11.3bn ($12.2bn) in the 2013-14 season, according to financial services company Deloitte’s annual review of football finances.

Spain’s National Court has today (Thursday) suspended strike action called by the Spanish Footballers’ Association (AFE) in a move that is set to allow the domestic season to conclude as planned.

Spanish Liga top-tier and second tier Liga Adelante football clubs reduced their collective debts significantly year-on-year, according to the Liga de Fútbol Profesional’s newly-published figures for the 2013-14 season.

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda has completed its deal to acquire a 20 per cent stake in Atletico Madrid, with chairman Wang Jianlin stating the €45m ($55.8m) investment in the Spanish Liga champion bolsters the firm's efforts to build its presence in the entertainment sector.

Spanish Liga champion Atletico Madrid is set to sell a 20 per cent stake in the football club to Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, according to Spanish media reports.

Spanish Liga football club Valencia has been forced to drop a new version of its bat logo after US publishing group DC Comics said it was too similar to its Batman symbol.

The English Premier League looks set for another bumper increase when it sells its domestic broadcast rights next year. But what strategies are currently being discussed to try and replicate that kind of increase in the other big four European football leagues? Frank Dunne, Editor of TV Sports Markets, asked the decision-makers in Spanish, French, German and Dutch football at last month’s SPORTELMonaco.