Spanish football continues to face the threat of a strike after a meeting between the league and the professional footballers' union failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday.
Luis Rubiales, president of the union (known by its Spanish acronym AFE), claimed the Spanish league (LFP) did not accept its terms over the dispute, which includes the issue of a proposed law that would force the Spanish Football Federation to sell television rights for the Primera Division collectively.
The Federation last week announced a strike which would come into effect this weekend, and the matter is expected to go before a high court on Wednesday.
Following Tuesday's meeting in Madrid, Rubiales was quoted in the Spanish press as saying: "The League does not accept our proposals and the strike goes ahead.''
Rubiales went on to express hope that "all players in football come to an agreement and that the administration brings the necessary measures to be implemented,'' but added "in these circumstances the League does not want dialogue."
At an extraordinary general assembly of the LFP on Monday in Madrid, club presidents stood by their plan to switch to collective rights in order to increase the competitiveness of the league.
LFP president Javier Tebas said at the time: "The threat of the strike exists. We fully support the Royal Decree [proposed law]. We are looking at an illegal strike and that is why we have gone to the judicial system.''