Several top division clubs in Spain do not agree with the threats from the country's football league (LFP) to go on strike and boycott matches next month due to disagreements with the government.
LFP opposes proposals to broadcast at least one match in each round for free on television. They also want a certain amount of money to be guaranteed to be earned from betting and lotteries.
Although LFP representing the top two leagues has the approval of the Spanish football federation, Sevilla, Bilbao Athletic, Zaragoza, Real Sociedad, Espanyol, Malaga, and Villarreal do not support the strike.
"Politically speaking, we do not believe that now is the right time to resort to such sanctions," said Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido. "And it should be only the real fans who suffer."