The Spanish and Belgian football leagues have entered into an agreement to counter piracy.

The agreement between La Liga and the Belgian Pro League will see the two share of human and technological resources to fight piracy, including tools that La Liga has used for the past four years.

With two of the biggest teams in world football in their league, La Liga said it has become the “global frontrunner in the field”, with over 268,000 infringing videos removed, 500 URLs featuring removed, and over 10,000 card-sharing servers disabled.

The Pro League has also entered into an agreement with Google, using YouTube’s Content ID tool in its anti-piracy campaign.

La Liga works with Facebook’s Rights Manager, which will be made available to the Pro League.

Pierre François, CEO of the Belgian Pro League, commented: “The interest in the Jupiler Pro League is bigger than ever. This unique cooperation with La Liga shows our determination to tackle the pressing issue of piracy. Because by harming our business model, piracy harms our league, our clubs, our sport.”

Leander Monbaliu, a lawyer at the Pro League, added: “La Liga’s expertise and outstanding track record was a decisive element to choose LaLiga as its partner for this campaign.”