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La Liga players to strike

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Spanish first and second division players will go on strike for the first two weekend's of the 2011/2012 league season. Spanish first and second division players will go on strike for the first two weekend's of the 2011/2012 league season.

Madrid – Spanish first and second division players will go on strike for the first two weekend's of the 2011/2012 league season, the player's union (AFE) said on Thursday.

“We are unanimous and firm in our decision to call a strike,” AFE president Luis Rubiales told a news conference. “The league will not start until a new agreement (between the league and the players) has been signed.”

The La Liga season is scheduled to start on the weekend of Aug. 20-21. – Reuters