Spain’s La Liga draw postponed after arrests

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The Spanish football federation has pushed
back a draw for the upcoming football league
calendar until Friday following the arrest of
its president .
The draw to decide fixture for the first and
second divisions , originally scheduled for
Thursday , will now take place Friday at
12 : 30 pm ( 10 : 30 GMT) at the federation ’ s
headquarters , it said in a Twitter message.
The federation postponed the scheduled
meeting from Thursday to Friday in the wake
of the arrest of Angel Maria Villar in a major
anti - corruption probe .
His son Gorka along with federation vice -
president and financial chief Juan Padron
were also held in connection with the probe ,
which notably focuses on allegations of
skimming profits from international matches.
Earlier on Wednesday , the head of Spain ’ s
government sports council, Jose Ramon Lete ,
had said the draw would go ahead despite the
arrests and cancelled meetings .
“ The draw, which is a purely administrative
act , will take place , ” he told news radio
Cadena Ser .
The 2017 / 18 first division season will begin
the weekend of August 19 - 20 and end on May
20 , 2018 .