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]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/29/to-asia-taking-la-liga-beyond-real-madrid-and-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-26708 To Asia, Taking La Liga Beyond Real Madrid and Barcelona « Scissors Kick Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:18:14 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12425#comment-26708 [...] To Asia, Taking La Liga Beyond Real Madrid and Barcelona Philips Wouwerman, Battle scene, ca. 1655-60 “In July last year, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez made a major push to get at least one La Liga game a week played earlier in the day to attract Asian audiences and support: ‘The change is vital if the Spanish league is to compete with the English,’ he said. ‘The revenue figures for our clubs this year will be around the €1.55bn mark, in England the figure is closer to €2.4bn. It is not just the TV deals themselves but the potential repercussions that being shown prime time in Japan can have on marketing revenues.’ A year on, and it looks like this change to La Liga kick-off times will actually happen, following an offseason that has revealed just how parlous Spanish finances are, Barcelona’s debt and Mallorca’s financial troubles only the most obvious examples.” (Pitch Invasion) [...] [...] To Asia, Taking La Liga Beyond Real Madrid and Barcelona Philips Wouwerman, Battle scene, ca. 1655-60 “In July last year, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez made a major push to get at least one La Liga game a week played earlier in the day to attract Asian audiences and support: ‘The change is vital if the Spanish league is to compete with the English,’ he said. ‘The revenue figures for our clubs this year will be around the €1.55bn mark, in England the figure is closer to €2.4bn. It is not just the TV deals themselves but the potential repercussions that being shown prime time in Japan can have on marketing revenues.’ A year on, and it looks like this change to La Liga kick-off times will actually happen, following an offseason that has revealed just how parlous Spanish finances are, Barcelona’s debt and Mallorca’s financial troubles only the most obvious examples.” (Pitch Invasion) [...]

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