Madrid loses lawsuit against Spanish league over TV rights

<p>MADRID &mdash; Real Madrid has lost its lawsuit against the Spanish league regarding television revenues, the league said Thursday.</p>
<p>Madrid had asked a Spanish court to make void parts of the league’s rules for exploiting the centralized television rights for the competition. The club had also wanted 23 million euros ($27.7 million) in television revenues that it claimed it was due.</p>
<p>The league celebrated the ruling, saying that it protected the centralized sale of television rights that it says benefits all league members.</p>
<p>Madrid has yet to comment on the court decision.</p>
<p>The legal setback comes a day after Madrid lost in the Champions league semifinals to Chelsea, and in the aftermath of the failed Super League competition promoted by Madrid president Florentino Pérez.</p>
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