The fact that they allowed clubs to negotiate their own TV deals is the reason they’re in this position now. They essentially created a scenario where the 2 biggest clubs had all the money, and thus, the league became highly uncompetitive and thus boring to watch. And if they want to create a super league, they should and can go ahead, but we all know they’ll need premier league clubs for it to really be successful.
I agree the Super League is not the answer. But you cannot just address the shortcomings of a league to be competitive with the PL. It’s not that only the PL is making smart decisions.
No, it’s just the richest league where most money is thrown around. Give that money to the Eredivisie and within a decade it will be a much much stronger league as well.
It’s an improbable counterfactual… PL became successful because it had entertaining games & narrative, good competition, strong domestic demand that could be monetized and all the benefits of being English in an English speaking world.
Better broadcast rights, and more widespread broadcasting.
There’s limited number of football fans in the world and the vast vast vast majority don’t speak a word of Spanish.
La Liga is already available around the world but people in the US, India, Africa etc… want to watch a league where they can understand the language.
Help other clubs compete with Barca and Madrid by curbing their disregard of the financial rules.
Making the league more competitive won’t make much difference. Serie A has been very competitive the last few years but no one watches it outside of Italy.
Meanwhile the PL does nothing but grow and grow every day.
If language plays such an important role, then why 400m+ Africans not supporting the French league? For me it all comes down to what football is most accessible in their country, and to a lesser extent, where their best countryman plays.
the vast vast vast majority don’t speak a word of Spanish.
This doesn’t matter. Broadcast the games in English lol. I don’t get why people think this matters so much, the EPL is full of players who don’t speak English. Real is the most popular team in the world, and that’s not because only the Spanish speaking world is backing them.
That’s cheaper than premier league now in a way but PL was on NBC & NBCSN when it was included in most cable packages before peacock came along and ESPN+ was an add on not many brought before it started getting bundled with Disney/Hulu
Perhaps stop beating the super league drum and address the shortcomings of your league.
The fact that they allowed clubs to negotiate their own TV deals is the reason they’re in this position now. They essentially created a scenario where the 2 biggest clubs had all the money, and thus, the league became highly uncompetitive and thus boring to watch. And if they want to create a super league, they should and can go ahead, but we all know they’ll need premier league clubs for it to really be successful.
There’s no steps they can take that would bring La Liga back to PL level.
I agree the Super League is not the answer. But you cannot just address the shortcomings of a league to be competitive with the PL. It’s not that only the PL is making smart decisions.
No, it’s just the richest league where most money is thrown around. Give that money to the Eredivisie and within a decade it will be a much much stronger league as well.
It’s an improbable counterfactual… PL became successful because it had entertaining games & narrative, good competition, strong domestic demand that could be monetized and all the benefits of being English in an English speaking world.
What does he think will happen in the super league too?
Yeah they will earn more money, but so too will the other teams. So it’s all pointless
Still English teams can throw money at getting the players they want. Players get paid well at Barca and Madrid, but the lure there is prestige.
You are completely correct, he needs to address the shortcomings of the Spanish league.
Better broadcast rights, and more widespread broadcasting.
Help other clubs compete with Barca and Madrid by curbing their disregard of the financial rules.
Make it more attractive for talent to remain in Spain
There’s limited number of football fans in the world and the vast vast vast majority don’t speak a word of Spanish.
La Liga is already available around the world but people in the US, India, Africa etc… want to watch a league where they can understand the language.
Making the league more competitive won’t make much difference. Serie A has been very competitive the last few years but no one watches it outside of Italy.
Meanwhile the PL does nothing but grow and grow every day.
There’s nothing La Liga can do to compete.
If language plays such an important role, then why 400m+ Africans not supporting the French league? For me it all comes down to what football is most accessible in their country, and to a lesser extent, where their best countryman plays.
This doesn’t matter. Broadcast the games in English lol. I don’t get why people think this matters so much, the EPL is full of players who don’t speak English. Real is the most popular team in the world, and that’s not because only the Spanish speaking world is backing them.
Improve the product, and the money will come in.
Barcelona is what gave me my love for football, but it’s way harder to watch the Spanish League in America, so I end up watching EPL way more
All Spanish league matches are available on ESPN+ for 5. Bucks a month
That’s cheaper than premier league now in a way but PL was on NBC & NBCSN when it was included in most cable packages before peacock came along and ESPN+ was an add on not many brought before it started getting bundled with Disney/Hulu