It’s a largely meaningless competition that would draw less attention, less bribe $$$, and fewer eyeballs on tv (and possibly in person, depending on who’s playing, although you could probably get 70k people in Spain to watch Barcelona play tiddlywinks against Real Madrid) if held in Spain than in Saudi Arabia. So since it’s a largely meaningless competition, no harm in selling out its competitive integrity to get that sweet, sweet oil cash.
It’s a largely meaningless competition that would draw less attention, less bribe $$$, 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.