Sevilla look to throw spanner in Real works

The lack of a collective bargaining system in La Liga means Real and Barcelona account for about half the TV pot of 600 million euros.

That helps make them the world's richest clubs by income, with annual earnings close to 500 million euros, and means they can afford to buy the best players and pay the highest wages.

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