Slapping in the face: La Liga once again rejects Real Madrid s application to postpone the opening match of the new season

According to World Sports, Real Madrid's request to postpone the opening match of the new season with Osasuna was once again rejected by La Liga officials. Earlier this month, their first application was ruthlessly rejected by the RFEF Competition Committee.

Now, the RFEF's review board formally rejected Real Madrid's appeal to postpone the opening game of the new season, which means that the first game of the 2025/26 season against Osasuna on August 19 will have to be carried out as planned.

reported that Real Madrid's reason for requesting a postponement was based on the mandatory holiday regulations for 21 days after participating in the Club World Cup, so that the team will not be able to obtain the FIFA recommended pre-season preparation time of at least three weeks.

However, as the number one giant in La Liga and even the entire world football world, Real Madrid's application to postpone the opening match is said to be in line with the relevant FIFA regulations, but it has been rejected by the competition committee one after another, which can be said to have been slapped in the face.

According to the latest progress, Real Madrid now has only one judicial path left: file a lawsuit with the Spanish Sports Administrative Court.

However, it seems that the possibility of a match being postponed is slim. Real Madrid has resumed pre-season training with August 4, meaning they have only two weeks to prepare for the new season.

Due to insufficient time, Real Madrid has only one pre-season friendly match: against WSG Tyrol in Austria on August 12.