Barcelona trio Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique, and Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas were all present as the AFE confirmed its intention to down tools.The Spanish football's players' union (AFE) has confirmed that it will support the the country's football federation (RFEF) in its vow to strike over the distribution of television money.The RFEF announced on Wednesday that it was to suspend all domestic competitions from May 16 due to a dispute with the government.
The disagreement centres on a new law concerning how money from television deals is dished out, with women's football and the men's third tier set to benefit from a new centralised system.A statement on the RFEF's official website subsequently confirmed that all competitions would be suspended before the penultimate round of La Liga matches this season, which would have implications for the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou on May 30.Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) plans to take legal action over the move, but AFE held a news conference on Thursday to voice its support for the RFEF.Barcelona trio Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique, and Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas were among the Liga players present for the briefing.AFE president Luis Rubiales said: "We have decided to call this strike not to go all out on the offensive but in defence of our rights which we believe have been infringed.We want less differences between the Primera and Segunda divisions, just like in other European leagues.We know that we are right. They didn't even let us sit at the table to talk about this, so we have decided to stop.We are united on this point.LFP issued a statement later in the day warning that any strike action would be illegal.
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