The AFE has confirmed the announcement of strike for having remained excluded in the negotiation of the television rights. The president of the union of players has explained the reasons of the unemployment accompanied by heavy weights like Boxes, Bouquets, Xavi, Hammered and Iniesta, among others

The Association of Spanish Footballers, the AFE, has announced that it also will strike indefinite from 16 May. The union of players would want to have a bigger part of the cake of the income of the football. The AFE has explained in Madrid with some of his affiliated more mediáticos. For example they were the madridistas Sergio Bouquets and Iker Boxes; the Barcelona Xavi, Hammered and Iniesta; or the athletic Juanfran Torres, among others.

The footballers want to access to a part of the income by the television rights, but his main claim is that Inland revenue continue having with them a preferential deal and keep them or increase the part of his emolumentos by which do not have to tributar. Inland revenue wants to reduce this percentage and the players are contrary to this measure.

"We have decided to do the conscious unemployment that have reason. We feel us strong. It has excluded of total way to the AFE", has affirmed the president of the union Luis Rubiales with authority. "We are in favour of the sale centralised of the rights of television, but no as it has done the norm. We decide to stop no like measure of strength, but like defence to what understand is an attack to our rights. We are asking that the AFE was recognised. We are important actors because we help to generate this income", explained Rubiales.