LaLiga's Tebas applauds benefits of moving Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia

LaLiga President Javier Tebas said that the decision to shift the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia has been “beneficial for Spanish football” and that there would be “more cooperation” between the federations of the two countries, according to Aadi Nair of REUTERS. The Spanish federation agreed a three-year deal worth a reported $130.74M to “expand the Spanish Super Cup and host the competition in the Middle Eastern nation.” The move was “criticised by human rights groups and was met with backlash from Spanish fans,” but Tebas said that the tournament had “helped promote Spanish football.” He said, “To begin with, it had some criticism but now it is perfectly assimilated and I think it has been very good for Spanish football.” Tebas: “It is much better to go places where they want to grow like Saudi, than the other places. It is a matter of much promotion” (REUTERS, 3/7).