LaLiga Santander: opening of a RCD Espanyol academy in Tizi Ouzou (ALG) in November 2019

RCD Espanyol (LaLiga Santander) will open an RCDE academy in Tizi Ouzou (Algeria) in November 2019, its second in the Algerian territory, announced the club on 15/10/2019.

"The academy will have modern facilities in the new sports complex Marena Soccer and its director will be Xavier Codina. With this academy, the club consolidates its presence in North Africa," said the Barcelona-based club.

LaLiga Santander: "In China, Espanyol's matches are more popular than those of Real or Barça" (J. Tebas, 26/08/2019)

• "It's evident that China wants to have players that compete in football's elite and it's very interesting for us because Chinese players, like Wu Lei (Chinese striker who joined RCD Espanyol, LaLiga Santander, in January 2019), are a big part of this strategy. Statistically, matches involving Espanyol attract bigger audiences in China than matches involving Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) or FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander). This is beneficial…