The legal battle followed a breakdown in communication between the two governing bodies of Spanish football. AFE president David Aganzo had attended a mediation meeting at the Inter-confederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA) in December, but Tebas was notably absent.
This failure to reach an agreement led the league to elevate the matter to the National Court, where they have now suffered this defeat.
Despite the court acknowledging that the collective action occurred during working hours, it maintained that the protest's duration - just 10 to 15 seconds - precluded it from being considered an illegal strike.
The judges pointed out that La Liga had failed to provide sufficient information to the players' union during the planning stages of the Miami exhibition, further justifying the players' need to express their opposition through symbolic means.