No progress was made at a meeting between the LFP and players' union AFE on Tuesday, so there will be no top-flight football in Spain this weekend
La Liga could yet be thrown into chaos this weekend as the competition is still set for a strike due to a dispute over television rights.
The Spanish government announced a new deal on April 30th that will see the introduction of a fairer system that will no longer allow Real Madrid and Barcelona to negotiate their own contracts for the broadcasting of their league games.
The new agreement was widely praised, but the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) believes that it only addresses some of the issues and called a strike for the last two weekends of the season, starting on May 16th.
That was seconded by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) last week and although talks took place between AFE and Spain's Professional Football League body (LFP) in Madrid on Tuesday, no progress was made and the strike will therefore still go ahead.
"No agreement with La Liga was possible," AFE president Luis Rubiales told reporters afterwards. "But at least we sat at the same table. We have spoken and everyone maintains their position at the moment. We will keep trying, but right now the strike still stands."
With the Champions League final to take place on June 6 and the Copa America set to start just days later, a strike would throw La Liga into chaos because there are no other dates available to play the final two rounds of fixtures.
If the strike does go ahead this weekend, it could also delay the outcome of La Liga, with Barcelona needing only to beat Atletico Madrid at the weekend to win the Primera Division title.
Another meeting is planned for Wednesday morning and RFEF president Angel Maria Villar, who was absent on Tuesday, is expected to be in attendance this time around.
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