According to the president of the Liga de Futbol
Profesional, Javier Tebas, Barcelona and Espanyol
will not be allowed to play in La Liga if Catalonia
breaks from Spain.
Leaders in Catalonia have agreed to push ahead
with a referendum on independence on November
9th, defying legal blocks by the Spanish
government.
“If Catalonia became independent, taking into
consideration the Sports Law that would be
enforced by the rest of Spain, Barcelona wouldn’t be
allowed to play [in La Liga],” Tebas told a sports
conference in Barcelona.
“There would have to be a change in the law made
in the Spanish parliament. Clearly, if it happened,
then it would be detrimental for Spanish football to
lose Barca who are an historic club.”
“I can’t imagine the LFP without Barca. In the same
way as I can’t imagine Catalonia without Spain, I
can’t see La Liga without Barca. Also if it did
happen what would you call the league: the Spanish
League or the Iberian League?”
The present Barcelona board have taken a back-
seat role in the heated debate taking place in the
region about whether to hold an independence
referendum. They remain non-committal.
Barcelona supporters aligned with the former
president Joan Laporta are calling on the club to be
more vocal in support of the referendum.
The club features away kits with vertical stripes in
yellow and red, as in the Catalonia flag, the
Senyera.
On September 13th, two days after the National day
of Catalonia, Barcelona dropped their normal home
kit in favor of the yellow and red version for a
match against Athletic Bilbao; which was the first
time the team wore the flag’s colors at home since
the club was founded in 1899 - a move which
delighted followers of the Catalonia independence
movement.

Xavi and Gerard Pique are among the Barcelona
players who have come out in support of a
referendum.
“We have all the right in the world to vote,” Xavi
said. “We need to vote, we need the people to show
their opinions and I am in favor of the referendum
obviously.”
Both players have spent time with the Spanish
national team. Pique states that he has never
considered giving anything less than 100% while
suiting up for La Roja.
“I am Catalan and I wanted to take part in the rally
[held in September in support of the referendum],”
Pique said. “I went with friends to have a good time
with the other 1.8 million that went there.”
“There is no need to doubt me. I have played for the
national team for 11 years and it is something
different to be in favor of a referendum which is
democratic. People should have the right to vote
and this has nothing to do with the other.”
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has stated that
Barcelona must be allowed to compete in Spain, no
matter what happens in politics.
“We need Barcelona to stay in the league. That’s
what football is all about – two great teams like
Madrid and Barca playing against each other,”
Benzema told a press conference in France today
ahead of his country’s friendlies with Portugal and
Armenia.
“If they need to leave La Liga then that would be a
problem so I hope things stay as they are.
The Catalan capital is Barcelona, which is home to
some of Spain’s biggest companies. Catalonia is
one of Spain’s richest and most highly industrialized
regions, as well as one of its most independent.
Its 7.5 million inhabitants make up approximately
16% of the Spanish population.
Catalonian independence has been a flashpoint topic
for many years in Spain. News of the referendum
has ignited strong feelings in every corner of the
country.
Catalonians are unhappy at Spain’s refusal to give
them more powers and were energized by
Scotland’s recent independence referendum.
Spain’s deepening economic crisis has also seen a
surge in support for separation.

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Barca aint going no where...trust me
Its all politics...de'l alwes be in La Liga

Dbestmax:
Barca aint going no where...trust me
Its all politics...de'l alwes be in La Liga

I hope so o