LFP chief Javier Tebas confirms that if Catalonia gains independence La Liga will split

Barcelona fans make a mosaic of the Catalonia flag

Javier Tebas, president of the LFP in Spain, confirmed via his Twitter account that if Catalonia is separated from Spain, the Catalan clubs will no longer be allowed to participate in La Liga. Currently, the two clubs participating in the Spanish League are giants Barcelona and relative minnows Espanyol.

The parliament of Catalonia is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday with the pro-independence party named ‘Together for Yes’ are widely the favourites to win on 27 September, 2015. It's an election that has alternatively been seen as a vote for the independence of Catalonia.

Ahead of this momentous vote that is set to revert Spain back to the state it was in 1872 geographically as Catalonia stood separated from the country, the chief of LFP Javier Tebas confirmed via Twitter that if the election divides the country, then the La Liga will be broken. He tweeted in Spanish , saying: “If Spain is broken up, La Liga breaks too. Hopefully, we’ll never get to that absurdity”.

Si se rompe España, se rompe LaLiga. Esperemos no llegar nunca a ese absurdo.

— Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) September 20, 2015

It seems like a matter that would polarise the best of administrators, but recently elected Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has refused to take a side saying the club will remain neutral.

As quoted by ESPN, he told Canal Plus, “We are not discussing the campaign, we are on the outside and we have shown this above and beyond all.

“I will not voice an opinion. Outside of the campaign we always have opinions, but right now the [political] parties are battling for votes and in those cases, Barca have always remained neutral.

“Barca has always demonstrated that we are not involved in election campaigns; we have always spoken about sport, we don't take part in campaigns. I understand the politicians must, though. Barca are showing neutrality.”

While the club refuses to take a stand on either front, the fans will surely hope that clubs like Barcelona and Espanyol continue to be a part of the La Liga, however, many ex-players and coaches may not feel the same as Pep Guardiola seemed to indicate when he said he would have rejected the Spanish national team in favour of a Catalonian side if it had existed during his playing days.

Now, we must play the waiting game while the election approaches because the outcome will have far-reaching consequences not only for Spain and Europe but also for football in the region as we have come to know it.