Javier Thebes, president of the LFP, in an image of archive

LEAGUE SANTANDER

Controversial changes in the names of LaLiga and LaLiga2

Published:20/07/2016 - 19:20h

Updated:20/07/2016 - 21:23h

The president of the LFP, Javier Thebes, has confirmed that the championships of First and Second Spanish Division change of sponsor. No longer it will be BBVA, but the Bank Santander. LaLiga Will call , curiously, League Santander

If the Racing of Santander was in First Division, sure that would be loved with the new name that will have the competition this season. After the League of Professional Football (LFP) have broken the links with BBVA, the sponsor of First and Second Division the past campaign, Javier Thebes and his committee have announced that it will be the Bank Santander the one who take the relief.

And in consequence, LaLiga will happen to designate League Santander, whereas the up to now Ties Forward will happen to know like League 1, 2, 3, two names what less curious and, the first of them, something controversial. And it is that to some has not seated too much well that the maximum Spanish competition of football happen to have the name of a Spanish city in concrete.

But further of the controversy, the FC Barcelona will initiate the championship of League 2016-17 the next 20 August to the 18.15 hours against the Real Betis, with the will to defend the title by second consecutive occasion in the two last campaigns, and especially with Real Madrid and Athletic like main competitors. Already they are configured the 20 teams that will contest the competition.

Osasuna, Leganés and Alavés are the three clubs that have risen of Second Division to compete in the maximum level of the Spanish football, and will have like main challenge keep in the category and play each day as if the points went of gold.

Teams like Valencia, Seville, Villarreal, Athletic or Celtic of Vigo, instead, will try to give a jump more in his progression and put the difficult things to Barça, Real Madrid and Athletic in the first positions, trying at least classify for European competitions.

The Barça will face the first day of the competition hardly three days after the turn of the Supercopa of Spain against the Seville, by what foresees that Luis Enrique dosifique to some players now that has background of cupboard with the arrivals of Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Digne and Denis Suárez, and waiting for the signing of a new attacker.