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Spanish FA wins scheduling battle, offers olive branch to complete season

Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Levante - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - April 27, 2019, Barcelona celebrate winning La Liga with the trophy. [REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo]

The Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) will allow matches to be played every day of the week in order to complete the season after a three-month shut down due to the new coronavirus pandemic despite winning a legal battle with La Liga over scheduling.

A commercial court on Tuesday rejected La Liga's lawsuit against the federation, who last year ruled that league matches could only be scheduled on weekends so as to protect the interests of match-going supporters.

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