JAKARTA - La Liga president Javier Tebas reiterated in an interview earlier this week that he considered the 2025 Club World Cup completely unreasonable.
The tournament, which will take place from June 14 to July 13, 2025 in the United States, will have a new format with 32 teams playing in the championship.
"This doesn't make any sense at all. It's not just about physical exhaustion to the players, which is clear, but the Club World Cup model affects the entire national league ecosystem, especially in Europe," Tebas told Cadena COPe radio.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are two Spanish teams that will feature in the 2025 Club World Cup.
According to Tebas, if both teams reach the final round of the tournament, with the quarter-finals scheduled to be played on July 4-5, 2025, it will have a negative impact on La Liga.
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Meanwhile, La Liga will start on August 16-17, 2025. This means that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid players only have about a month's rest time if both reach the top match.
"There has been controversy over when Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will start La Liga, which is disrupting our football schedule and harming us in the medium term."
"The decision whether Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will start (La Liga) later (to rest) is not my own decision."
"That decision will be taken in due time when we see their position. However, we must not continuously change our schedule for other tournaments that we do not like."
"They haven't consulted us about the date, they haven't consulted us about anything."
"What they do is damage Spain's competition, if big teams like Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid can't play in the first week of La Liga," said Tebas.
Tebas criticized FIFA for not consulting with leagues regarding the decision to hold the Club World Cup every fourth summer.
Just like FIFA did not consult with them regarding the transfer of the 2022 World Cup to winter or the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams starting in the 2026 edition.
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