Still very critical of what is done in France, Javier Tebas clearly mocked the weak economic level of the Ligue 1 championship. With a stray shot at Olympique de Marseille in passing.
After years of criticizing PSG, Javier Tebas has not calmed down. The man who is still the president of the Spanish League took advantage of the Apollo Forum, organized by Atletico Madrid on the economics of football, to celebrate the health of Spanish football.
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For Javier Tebas, LaLiga can still progress, but the sporting and financial level of its teams is simply very good. And if Spain has some of the biggest clubs in the world, one must not forget that this comes from a championship of great quality, which does not boil down to the big three, according to the Iberian director.
“It must be well understood that for a big brand like Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, or Barcelona to exist, a competitive brand of high level is needed. We must find the best possible balance between national and European competitions. Because if the national competition is not promoted in this way, it will be much more difficult to build a strong brand,” Javier Tebas said, taking advantage of the mention of championship revenues to explain that if PSG is currently in financial difficulty, it is solely because of the poor economic management of Ligue 1.
“PSG is going through a difficult period because its national brand image has collapsed. The French championship is less lucrative than the Brazilian championship. The role of an organization like the League or the Federation is not limited to a short-term vision. For us, financial fair play has been essential. I told the French clubs during a meeting. The first step in establishing stability is to end violence. In Marseille, for example, players fight with supporters. We have also seen this problem in Spain,” acknowledged the LaLiga president, nonetheless, who seems ready to say anything to be able to spit on the French championship.
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Even if it is true that TV rights revenues in France have fallen so much that next season, with the end of the BeIN Sports contract, Ligue 1 should earn less money in TV rights than Brazil, which has revenues of €300 million per year.
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