LaLiga
Spain's top professional football division, run by the Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas said on 21 July 2026 that FIFA is 'rotten from the root' and that Gianni Infantino's time as its president has concluded, escalating the leagues' long-running dispute over FIFA's calendar control.
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LaLiga is Spain's top professional football division, run by the Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional (LFP). One of its clubs, FC Barcelona, saw its FIFA World Cup Club Benefits payment fall to 2,893,533 euros for 2026, down from 4.43 million euros after Qatar 2022, illustrating how FIFA's release-compensation scheme now touches league clubs beyond the tournament itself .
LaLiga escalates its FIFA rift
Javier Tebas said on 21 July that FIFA is 'rotten from the root' and declared Gianni Infantino's presidency concluded, extending a long-running clash between domestic leagues and FIFA over calendar control that was already exposed by the 2021-22 fight over a biennial World Cup .
Separately, on 10 July, LaLiga was named among the leagues eligible for a new TikTok and WSC Sports partnership letting rights-holders push AI-cut vertical clips through vetted creators, though neither side has disclosed which league would use it first or named revenue-share terms .
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