LaLiga's 'angry' with Fermín López for his 'accident' on social media

Fermín López is going against LaLiga, although not intentionally. The FC Barcelona player caused discomfort to the sports entity, which has been fighting against piracy for years. They have even started a fairly strong campaign on social networks protesting against this system on social networks. Therefore, it is completely normal that they do not tolerate one of the players in the tournament promoting this type of practice.

The controversy began in the match between Valencia and Barcelona, ​​when Fermín published a message of support on Instagram to his teammates with a photo of the match, which was being broadcast through a pirate platform. "Let's go team," was the message from the European and Olympic Games champion. This was accompanied by several emojis and quoted the official account of the culé club.

LaLiga responds to Fermín

As expected, the reactions came quickly on social networks. Many users even quoted the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, who has spoken repeatedly about the issue. "Legal action is essential. LaLiga has the team, the technology and the knowledge necessary to face this fight, but legal tools are needed to block content quickly and easily during the match, and not once the live event has finished," said the leader in statements to Relevo.

For LaLiga, it is crucial to continue fighting piracy, because they are still negotiating rights with several international markets. They recently closed a very good contract to broadcast in the Middle East and North Africa with Bein Sports and it won't be long before the contract is renewed with Latin America. The more access to illegal platforms is blocked, the easier it will be to reach agreements with operators, which translates into benefits for the clubs and for the entire football industry.

Barcelona is warned

Although what Fermín did does not involve his club directly, it is expected that LaLiga will express to Barcelona its concern about what happened and thus prevent this type of situation from happening again. It is clear that no player can afford to make such a 'blunder', and even less so when he is one of the most influential players at the club, as it goes against all the work that is being done against piracy, which also includes the Spanish government.

The employers' association is trying to ensure that all the players in the tournament are aware of the work that is being done in order to work together and avoid situations that compromise the progress that has been made. At the moment, no type of sanction has been proposed for Fermín for what happened and it is quite unlikely that it will happen, even so, it is an important call for attention, not only for Barcelona, ​​but for all the clubs in LaLiga.