Is La Liga going to America?

Is La Liga going to America?

Top-flight Spanish soccer clubs will play official games in the United States,
LaLiga will celebrate for the first time in history official matches outside of Spain, in the United States. It is one of the plans of the 15-year agreement signed between LaLiga and Relevent, a multinational media, sports and entertainment company, to promote football in the United States and Canada. "The goal of this extraordinary 'joint venture' is for the culture of football to grow in the United States. It will be a big step in its growing popularity, "said Stephen Ross, a US businessman and principal owner, among other firms, of Relevent, the Miami Dolphins of the NFL and the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The celebration of the game or matches of Spanish LaLiga will be completed as soon as possible. The idea is that there is already a match this season and, predictably, with Barça or Real Madrid as one of the contenders. It will be the first time that a European league has held matches outside the continent.

LaLiga and Relevent, which will form a new organization called LaLiga North America, adopt an idea of ​​promotion and expansion similar to that carried out by major professional sports in the United States such as the NBA, the American Football (NFL), the Baseball League (MLB) or the Ice Hockey League (NHL). For some years, these leagues have held official matches outside of North America.

The Real Madrid or Barcelona brands have expanded during the last years in the United States. Tebas now wants the LaLiga brand to expand in the same way. "Relevent has filled stadiums throughout the United States with the ICC. It is the firm that can help us grow in the United States, not only in a very competitive market in football, but in the sports industry. The brands Barça and Madrid are very well introduced. It is also necessary to develop the LaLiga brand and thus benefit the brand from the rest of the Spanish clubs.

According to a 2016 study, of the 47 million fans that the United States has, 33 million are followers of LaLiga. And 30% of Americans interested in world football are Hispanic. "Unite with Relevent to create LaLiga North America is a great milestone in our international expansion strategy," says Óscar Mayo, director of international development at LaLiga.

What about the non-economic side?  

The news that La Liga will play regular-season matches in the United States came as a surprise to most fans and clubs.  Players from all 20 La Liga clubs voiced their opposition to the idea at a meeting earlier this week. Further player meetings are scheduled for later in the year but La Liga may still go ahead with their plans, despite threats of a strike.

Local supporters think it might lead to a situation where part of top-level football in Spain is sold to the highest bidder rather than what's really best for the fans and players alike.

We, as a football fans have a certain pessimism this cannot be stopped once it begins. We think that these types of matches will increase the possibilities of injuries and tiredness on players. Also, fans will lose the possibility of  enjoying some games. On a positive note, bringing a few La Liga matches to a country like the United States, where football is growing slowly but steadily, could make it more popular.

In conclusion, yes, we may miss that one game. But the fans in America never get to see a game, and now they can. All this will increase the invest in La Liga and will make it more competitive.

Our question is that if we have seen the NFL or NBA move games outside of America, 'Why can't we do that the other way around?'" Why that situation is not accepted by clubs and fans?

Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the fight for the UFC 299

Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the fight for the UFC 299

Last 6th October in Las Vegas took place this big event, to be the “King of the jungle”. McGregor succumbed in his attempt to recover the lightweight title against the current champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, this was who frustrated McGregor with his superior fight and kept him most of the match with his back on the ground.

After four rounds Khabib was proclaimed champion and win on his first lightweight belt defense. A result that nobody expected. But unfortunately the fight did not end at that moment, being as Khabib set out from the quad and went straight to fight with McGregors staff. His triumph was stained by this serious incident that ended with a pitched battle, which later moved among the fans of each team.

Before what happened, the UFC responsibles promised serious penalties for both fighters, despite the apologies. But, the question that everyone asked himself was, why Khabib did what he did. The reason was because during all the pre fight, McGregor spoke about his religion, his country, his country, and also went to Brooklyn and attached Khabibs bus while he has shown respect all the time.

What are your thoughts?

Arda Turan maybe could go to jail

Turkish prosecution requests 12 and a half years in prison for Arda Turan

The Turkish prosecutor's office has filed charges against Arda Turan, who still has a contract with Barça but has been loaned in the Turkish Basaksehir, for several crimes of injuries and threats, for which he asks for 12.5 years in prison. the prosecutor considers that Turan incurred in the crimes of "sexual harassment", "breach general security," "intentional injuries" and "carrying a weapon without a license," reports the Turkish daily Hürriyet.

The complaint against the footballer was filed by singer Berkay Sahin, who had an altercation with Turan at a popular nightclub in Istanbul in the early hours of last Wednesday. According to the Turkish press, Turan harassed the singer's wife, Özlem Ada, in the bar and caused a confrontation in which the footballer broke the singer's nose with a header. The couple moved to a nearby hospital, but Arda Turan followed shortly after and upon entering the hospital fired a shot with his gun, causing no injuries.

According to the footballer's version, he was unaware that Özlem Ada was married and went to the hospital to apologise to Sahin, when his gun was fired fortuitously, reports CNNTürk. The public prosecutor's office has also prepared a charge against the singer for "insults", for which he is asking for two years in prison. This has been another episode of his career off the football fields. It was to be expected that something of this type would happen given the previous cases you have had?

CR7 accused of rape

Breaking news: CR7 accused of rape!😱

When it seemed that Cristiano Ronaldo had put an end to all his extradeportive problems, a new accusation once again puts the Juventus player from Turin in the centre of the spotlight. Kathryn Mayorga, a 34-year-old American woman, has sued the Portuguese international for an alleged rape. The incident allegedly took place on 12 June 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

These and more details have been revealed by the alleged victim to the German weekly Der Spiegel. The two met in a nightclub. A few hours later they ended up in a suite at the luxurious Palms Casino Resort, where the ex-Madridista was staying. The rape took place there, according to the American woman.

The room, which cost about 1,000 dollars a night, had a jacuzzi overlooking the city. He invited her to take a bath, but she didn't want to get her dress wet. She went to the bathroom to take it off and, when she was in her underwear, the sportsman appeared with his penis out of his pants asking her "to touch and kiss him for 30 seconds". The girl smiled at the thought that it was a joke, refusing at all times.

"He started touching me, grabbed me and put himself on top of me. I tried to withdraw while he kept saying no," Mayorga told the German tabloid. After the coitus, the American assures that Ronaldo did not want to let her go: "She said to me, 'I'm sorry, are you okay? And he insisted that it's a good 99% rate, except for that one percent.

He also adds that, after what happened, he went to the hospital for some tests. And to a police station to denounce him, but there an agent explained to her that, probably, the one who would end up being accused would be her, for extortion, being a world-famous sportsman.

Ronaldo denied these accusations and affirmed that the sex was consensual. Several months later, the lawyers representing both parties reached an out-of-court settlement: the Portuguese international paid 323,000 euros to the young woman. In return, she signed a commitment not to talk about the accusations again.

Something that she has not fulfilled. As she says, she continues to suffer for everything that happened that night almost a decade ago. "I have had serious problems. I blame him for the rape. And I blame myself for signing that piece of paper," she explains in the interview.

The legal representatives of the footballer have also expressed themselves and consider that this breach of the pact "violates the personal rights of Cristiano Ronaldo in an exceptionally serious way. "It is inadmissible," they conclude. 

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