⚖️ Supreme Court sides with Real Madrid in TV rights row with LaLiga | OneFootball

The Supreme Court (TS) has dealt a blow to LaLiga by annulling a crucial part of its statutes that regulated the distribution of audiovisual rights for the 2015/2016 season, according to Europa Press.

The decision comes after partially upholding an appeal filed by Real Madrid, which challenged the regulation on the grounds that it was detrimental and contrary to the provisions of the Royal Decree-law governing the commercialization of these rights.

The Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court specifically agreed to annul the Second Additional Provision of said statutes. This provision regulated the mechanism for distributing television revenue, and the Madrid club argued that it deviated from the transitional regime set out in Royal Decree-law 5/2015.

The Supreme Court judges maintain that the appellant is correct in pointing out that LaLiga’s specific regulation lacked proper legal backing. In fact, they stress that what matters is not whether the measure economically harmed or benefited Real Madrid, but rather that the provision is "unlawful" due to its "lack of legal coverage", since the Royal Decree-law did not authorize LaLiga to establish such a regulation for the 2015/2016 season.

This ruling goes further and sets a precedent, disagreeing with the previous position of the National Court. The Supreme Court clarifies that the decision by the Higher Sports Council (CSD) to approve the statutory modification of LaLiga is an administrative act subject to Administrative Law. Therefore, it is fully within the scope of review by the contentious-administrative jurisdiction.

Real Madrid’s legal victory over LaLiga not only annuls a key aspect of the economic distribution for the 2015/2016 season, but also reaffirms the authority of the contentious-administrative jurisdiction to oversee the CSD’s decisions in approving statutes of professional leagues.

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