La Liga has taken the unusual step of including temperature predictions in its fixture lists for the remainder of the Spanish football season.
Spanish players union AFE had voiced concern over players playing in extreme heat with the season now extended into the hottest months of the year in Spain.
But La Liga have taken steps to demonstrate that they will not put players’ health at risk from climatic conditions.
La Liga president Javier Tebas said: “We have worked with the historical (average for time of year) temperatures and with the 15-day forecast.”
Both numbers can be seen alongside each game in the fixture list on La Liga’s web page.
The kick-off time causing most concern is the 1 p.m. (1100 GMT) slot.
Tebas said: “We have seen that on the weekend of June 12 the weather is going to be cool. So, we have programmed games at 1 p.m.
“If the weather changes and the temperature rises, we will move the game to a 5 p.m. slot.
“The 1 p.m. slot is important for our partners (clients) abroad.”(dpa/NAN)
