Copa del Rey quarter final abandoned at kick off after players protest unpaid wages

Racing Santander players in solidarity

By Andrew Warshaw
January 31 – In one of the starkest examples of the financial crisis enveloping Spanish football below elite level, the Copa del Rey quarterfinal between Racing Santander and Real Sociedad was abandoned when the Santander players went on strike because of unpaid wages.

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