LALIGA: "We travel internationally to identify best practices & bring them to Spain" (Jaime Blanco)

"We want to capture what clubs are doing well in the other markets. That's why we travel internationally to identify best practices and bring them to Spain," said Jaime Blanco, director of the Clubs Office at LALIGA, to News Tank Football on 12/11/2025.

The Spanish League's professional club development department organised a visit to Paris (FRA) from 12 to 14/11/2025, during which 33 clubs from LALIGA EA Sports and LALIGA Hypermotion were able to see most of the major sports facilities in the French capital. The delegation of 53 club representatives, plus a dozen members of the Clubs Office, visited the adidas Arena, Accor Arena, Stade Jean-Bouin, Roland-Garros and the Parc des Princes. This tour of Paris followed an initial series of visits to sports venues that took place in London in 2023, and a second in Germany the following year.

"We chose Paris this year for two main reasons: one is because it's one of the strongest and most spotted markets in Europe. Also it's a central-base logistically. It's easy for us to get around. And in terms of sports, Paris has different types of…