"For LaLiga, being global is a challenge, an opportunity and a duty" (Javier Tebas)

"For LaLiga, being global is a challenge, an opportunity and a duty," said Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, as part of the first of four days of the Sportel 2015 convention in Monaco on 12/10/2015. The president of the Spanish Professional Football League hosted a conference entitled "The objective of LaLiga: international leadership".

"It's a challenge because we compete with many other (media) contents, either the Premier League or the Bundesliga, or other sports like basketball with the NBA, tennis or golf. It is an opportunity, for us to all grow. Attracting more fans is a must, because if we do not compete in the medium term, LaLiga won’t be global and will stay only in the domestic market," said Javier Tebas.

"We changed (TV time slot) schedules to reach the maximum number of fans around the world" (Javier Tebas, on 12/10/2015)

• "The key factor to be a global league is the audiovisual rights. May 2015 was an historical moment with the regulation of the centralised marketing of media rights in Spanish football, and with this measure we are equaling the Premier…