LaLiga announces new spending limits and piracy measures

LaLiga has announced updates to its financial regulations for the 2026/2027 season. Under the new rules, first-division clubs will be permitted to increase their spending by an average of 15%, while second-division clubs will see a 25% increase in their spending caps. These limits cover salaries, social charges, variable payments to athletes and coaching staff, and transaction-related costs such as intermediary commissions and investment amortization.

President Javier Tebas and Corporate General Director Javier Gómez defended the Spanish model, which sets spending limits between 62% and 73% of a club's revenue. They contrasted this with the English Premier League's fixed 85% model, arguing that the Spanish approach better promotes financial responsibility.

In addition to financial updates, LaLiga continues its aggressive campaign against digital piracy. The organization utilizes judicial orders to instruct Spanish operators to block hundreds of IP addresses in real-time during matches suspected of illegal broadcasting. While Tebas has downplayed the scale of these blocks, critics note that the practice can cause collateral damage to legitimate web services that share the blocked IP addresses, potentially violating net neutrality principles.