It’s a largely meaningless competition that would draw less attention, less bribe $$$, and fewer eyeballs on tv (and possibly in person, depending on who’s playing, although you could probably get 70k people in Spain to watch Barcelona play tiddlywinks against Real Madrid) if held in Spain than in Saudi Arabia. So since it’s a largely meaningless competition, no harm in selling out its competitive integrity to get that sweet, sweet oil cash.
*Why is the Spanish Super Cup played in Saudi Arabia?
The answer is simple, the Saudi government put 40 million euros on the table to buy the tournament for the next three seasons, that's all, the Royal Spanish Football Federation needed money.*
It’s a largely meaningless competition that would draw less attention, less bribe $$$, and fewer eyeballs on tv (and possibly in person, depending on who’s playing, although you could probably get 70k people in Spain to watch Barcelona play tiddlywinks against Real Madrid) if held in Spain than in Saudi Arabia. So since it’s a largely meaningless competition, no harm in selling out its competitive integrity to get that sweet, sweet oil cash.
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*Why is the Spanish Super Cup played in Saudi Arabia?
The answer is simple, the Saudi government put 40 million euros on the table to buy the tournament for the next three seasons, that's all, the Royal Spanish Football Federation needed money.*
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