Tebas: Saudi Arabia's league lags far behind Europe's top leagues 

La Liga president Javier Tebas recently attended the Thinking Football Summit in Portugal, during which he talked about the Saudi PL, saying that many people do not know the name of the club that Benzema plays for, and the Saudi league is far from being a threat to the European league. Tebas attacked the Saudi League clubs because of the financial expenditures on player deals from elite world stars. La Liga president Tebas participated in the Thinking Football Summit in Portugal, an event that analyzes the current situation at all levels of football. Tebas offers insights into Saudi Arabian football, which has emerged in the transfer market this summer, becoming the second-highest emerging market for transfer spending, behind the Premier League. Tebas believes the path chosen by the Saudi PL to advance its tournament is not the right one. He doesn't see it as a threat to Europe's top league. "It is no accident that Europe is the highest zone of the world football industry. There are centuries-old clubs, and decades of competition, and clubs and competitions are more important than the players themselves. Also, there is a reason for this, players are short-lived, while clubs are not, clubs are centuries old. ” The Saudi PL is far from what worries us support his point, he posed the question: "At which club did Benzema play? 'Ahhh... I don't know,' everyone will answer like this. In fact, people don't know. So this is not going to be successful. If they want to grow, they have to develop their club's brand and event brand. " In terms of viewership and TV rights revenue, Saudi Arabia's league figures lag far behind Europe's top leagues. Tebas uses the data to show his strength: "La Liga has more than 200 million followers on social media, while the Saudi PL has only 5 million. To reach 200 million, a lot of effort has to be put in. In the United States, you can't see the Saudi PL, and you can't see it in Africa. In Spain, the Saudi PL has been sold for €60,000, with stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema. " "What they're doing now is pumping money into some leagues in Europe, not so much in Spain, but in Italy, France, and so on, which is good for them to try to balance some of the economic situation. But for now, we can't say that the Saudi PL is among the top 10 risks in European football. We have to be vigilant and see how everything develops, but I don't think the path they chose is suitable to be a great race. ”