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Court to rule on La Liga game postponement

Strike still on the cards as judges decide to rule on Tuesday in TV dispute.

A MADRID COURT has said that it will decide next week if the upcoming round of Spanish league games will be postponed or held as scheduled on April 2 and 3.

The league announced earlier this week it was postponing the round after negotiations with the government over revoking a law that mandates one game a week be shown on free-to-air television failed to progress.

But a group of six clubs that are against the strike broke ranks with the other topflight teams, a majority that includes Real Madrid and Barcelona, and asked a court to oblige the league to honor the scheduled games.

The court said today it would hear both sides on Tuesday before ruling. All the clubs favour a complete pay-per-view system, but they differ over the strike.

- AP

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