The current dispute between Rayo Vallecano and the Community of Madrid^[1] concerning the Vallecas Stadium^[2] cannot be understood as the consequence of an isolated event. Rather, it represents the culmination of a gradual deterioration of the facilities and an institutional relationship repeatedly marked by disagreement over the allocation of maintenance, management and safety responsibilities. The stadium’s public ownership, combined with its use and operation by a privately owned sports corporation, has created a complex legal...

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