The Spanish Super Cup was often considered as the first major trophy in dispute for all La Liga clubs, but this year it has caused more controversy than ever.
Considering that all players deserve to take a break from their job, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales announced the entity's intention to have the Super Cup played under a one-match format, rather than the usual two-game approach it had since its creation.
Rubiales explained the decision in a press conference held earlier today.
"The collective contract signed by the Spanish Association of Footballers and La Liga forbids this game to be played on August 5th and 12th because neither squad would have the required rest. It's also impossible to play it on August 12th and 19th, since La Liga starts on that day," Rubiales stated.
The RFEF's president added that each team will be granted a compensation for the problems caused by this change, with FIFA's permission to host the game in another country pending.
"Economically, each team will receive a €900,000 check, 6,000 tickets to be assorted as each team decides, and the RFEF will get each club to the chosen venue, but FIFA still has to decide if we can play the game in the Moroccan city of Tanger," Rubiales added.
The problem with this decision by the Spanish Federation comes due to Sevilla's reluctance to play the game under the proposed format, since they feel their opinion was not considered by Rubiales when he made this decision.
In the face of media questions and news articles relating to the @rfef decision on the Supercopa de España as a one-leg fixture, Sevilla FC clarifies that the Federation has still not made any official communication to the Club.
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) July 9, 2018
