Spain: LALIGA and Google expand their collaboration aimed at protecting intellectual property rights

LALIGA and Google are strengthening their collaboration, which began in the 2025-26 season, "aimed at protecting intellectual property rights and fostering a safe, reliable, and transparent digital ecosystem," the body announced on 17 June 2026.

The two partners are notably working together to tackle piracy and the distribution of unauthorised content from competitions organised by LALIGA. "As a reflection of the success of this direct collaboration framework, a very significant reduction has been recorded in the volume of incidents reported through channels linked to Google services throughout the 2025-26 season, establishing a consistent downward trend as competitions approach their conclusion.This alliance forms part of LALIGA’s vision of actively cooperating with leaders in the technology sector to safeguard the sustainability of the creative and entertainment industries," according to the Spanish league.

"The results achieved through this cooperation confirm the effectiveness of Google’s reporting tools and demonstrate that coordination is the most appropriate approach to…