January 14 – After probably the most thrilling Supercopa Finals within the historical past of the competitors, the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF) plans to increase the contract with Saudi Arabia for an additional 5 years in order that the Tremendous Cup shall be held on this nation till 2034.
Barcelona’s thrilling 5-2 demolition of the UEFA Champions League winners, and their fiercest rivals, Actual Madrid, has whetted the urge for food for extra big-time soccer to come back to the Arabian Peninsula forward of the 2034 World Cup to be staged in Saudi Arabia.
RFEF president, Rafael Louzan, revealed this proposal on the eve of the ultimate of the Tremendous Cup within the Saudi metropolis of Jeddah, at a casual reception. This reception was the primary Louzan has hosted since his election as head of the federation final December 16.
The present contract signed by disgraced former president Luis Rubiales, was because of expire in 2029, nonetheless, with Spain co-hosting the World Cup in 2030, it was logical to maintain the partnership and synergy in place.
In his speech on the reception, Louzan defended “going hand in hand” with Saudi Arabia, saying “their successes shall be our successes.”
Since 2020, when the match was first held in Saudi Arabia, the RFEF receives €40 million yearly for this occasion. With the RFEF conserving half of this quantity, the remaining 20 million is split among the many groups, besides unequally!
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Whereas this example is nice for the El Classico rivals as they seemingly meet within the last yearly, there have been complaints from Athletic Membership and Mallorca, like these of different golf equipment in earlier editions, about the truth that the 4 individuals don’t obtain the identical amount of cash. Actual and Barca are reported to obtain a minimal of €6 million every, with the winner returning to Spain with €8 million. Different golf equipment obtain a much smaller quantity.
Louzan has undertaken to open negotiations earlier than subsequent yr’s version to make sure that ‘smaller’ golf equipment get a much bigger share of the earnings. With Saudi Arabia’s seemingly limitless coffers, that request shouldn’t be that onerous to satisfy.
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