Barcelona Vs. Malaga La Liga Match Postponed

Barcelona Vs. Malaga La Liga Match Postponed

Barcelona Vs. Malaga La Liga Match Postponed due to players strike.

The start of the Spanish league season will be delayed by a strike after Spanish league officials and player representatives failed on a last-minute deal.

The Association of Spanish Football Players said the strike will go ahead after talks failed Friday for improved salary guarantees in a new collective bargaining agreement.

Spanish players representing all 42 teams in the top two divisions backed the first work stoppage in 27 years. The season was scheduled to start this weekend with three-time defending champion Barcelona at Malaga and Real Madrid playing Athletic Bilbao.

"The games are clearly unrealizable," AFE said in a statement on its website.

The Spanish league- home to top players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo- may start in September after the AFE pledged to boycott the first two rounds because of labor conflict.

Barcelona's exhibition against Napoli on Monday also will go ahead.