La Liga clubs vote against changes to Copa del Rey, Super Cup


  • Football
  • Thursday, 25 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Spanish Super Cup - Barcelona v Sevilla - Grand Stade de Tanger, Tangier, Morocco - August 12, 2018 Barcelona's Lionel Messi lifts the trophy as they celebrate winning the Spanish Super Cup REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Clubs in the top two divisions of Spanish football have overwhelmingly voted against plans by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) to shake up the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga's organising body said on Wednesday.

RFEF president Luis Rubiales earlier this month revealed plans to turn the Super Cup -- the annual curtain raiser played between the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey -- into a tournament involving four teams to be played outside of Spain each January.

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