Global Fútbol

• Clubs across Spain place huge importance on their academies to develop both their first team and their international brand.
• By entering youth tournaments and opening schools across Asia, clubs such as Valencia CF and Real Betis are winning new fans, partners and sponsors.

• The famous club is targeting a return to LaLiga Santander after 13 seasons away.
• President Manuel Vizcaíno believes recent progress of the club can be attributed to the increased visibility of the second division that LaLiga has provided.

• LaLiga’s first permanent academy in China set to open in 2021 as part of 10-year agreement with China Sports Futurity Investment.
• A new youth tournament has also been created bringing U-16 Spanish sides to China this summer.

• The Anoeta redevelopment project is designed to create a new tourist attraction for an entire city.
• The club funded the majority of the €50m project itself after closely following LaLiga’s financial policy.

• Mark Lichtenhein, Chairman of the Sports Rights Owners’ Coalition (SROC), explains the threats of intellectual property (IP) theft to the sports industry and subsequent effect on national economies.
• The SROC works with competition organisers to bring the dangers of IP theft to wider attention and demand action at a government level.

• A trial was held at Butarque Stadium in Leganés to put several new offside systems through their paces.
• The results are currently being studied and will help shape the future of VAR.

• Through LaLiga’s ticketing working groups, clubs are finding new ways to deepen links with fans and share best practice with others.
• Initiatives at Real Oviedo and Girona have already begun to achieve commercial results.

• LaLiga and the Spanish embassy have joined forces to create a teaching project that will improve language skills and knowledge of Spanish football.
• The number of course attendees are set to surpass expectations with 750 attendees attending the first two seminars.

• Over 20 years, the Valencian club has built an approach to equality that has become the core of its identity.
• Through creating job opportunities and increasing representation within society, the implications of this work stretch far beyond football.

• European Leagues and LaLiga hosted over 240 clubs at the European Leagues Club Advisory Platform in Madrid to protect domestic competitions.
• The overwhelming majority of clubs oppose ideas for a restricted-entry Champions League that have been proposed by UEFA and ECA.

• There are already 500 million active users on the video platform giving Spanish football a significant new audience.
• LaLiga will use its presence to increase visibility of Spanish clubs to young fans from around the world.

• Directors from FC Barcelona, Valencia CF, Sevilla FC and SD Eibar discussed the need for collaboration between clubs in order to achieve the mutual aim of global growth.
• Under the banner of LaLiga, clubs are finding new commercial opportunities that allow international fanbases to continue expanding.

• Record LaLiga revenues of €4.479bn were posted for the 2017/18 financial year confirming its status as the second largest European league.
• Alongside broadcast incomes, commercial revenues and player transfer fees contributed heavily to club growth, which is being invested in the future.

• The LaLiga methodology will be taught to coaches and players across the US and India during the coming months.
• The courses are designed to strengthen football at a local level while building deeper connections to the Spanish game.

• 48 coaches received expert instruction on the LaLiga methodology at a workshop in New Delhi.
• Through grassroots football, the Spanish league is creating a platform for the future stars of the Indian game to be discovered.

• LaLiga discussed the role of transparency and security to the long-term reputation of football during an event at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
• Compliance officers from RCD Mallorca, AD Alcorcón and FC Barcelona explain how the requirement has taken hold in all Spanish clubs.

For the first time in Denmark, a court ruling has established that sites, that illegally offer streaming of live sport can and should be blocked. The case was brought by the Spanish football league LaLiga in cooperation with RettighedsAlliancen and paves the way for further blockings of illegal live streaming of sport and TV in general.

• 30 Spanish clubs have created teams for LaLiga Genuine Santander, the competition for players with intellectual disabilities.
• Villarreal CF, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Real Valladolid explain how they have accommodated these teams and why everyone has the right to play.

• The club’s VIP Corner puts spectators right next to the action in a manner more commonly seen in the US basketball league.
• Also offering catering and conferencing, this unique initiative delivers opportunities for fans, sponsors and partners.

• Athletic Club has introduced the ‘Rail Seat’ system in its famous stadium to improve the fan experience and increase safety.
• Fans who would have stood anyway now have more space and aren’t blocking the view of those behind.