Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, said that the arrival of one of the players to Real Madrid is not essential to raising the price of the rights.
Javier Tebaspresident of LaLiga, ruled out this Wednesday that the recent signing of Frenchman Kylian Mbappé for Real Madrid will substantially increase the value of the audiovisual rights of the competition he heads.
“For us, his arrival is a great joy, because he is one of the best players, but the rights do not increase just because you have great players, they help you, but it is not essential,” he explained in his appearance on the first day of activities at the World Cup. Football Summit Americas.
Tebas was scheduled to attend the summit in person, but last-minute commitments in Spain prevented him from making the trip and instead he held his talk virtually.
“What drives up the prices of audiovisual rights is the work that is done with the brand of the league and its clubs, the players are momentary. When Cristiano Ronaldo went to Juventus, the Serie A rights did not increase and neither did the French league charge more when Messi arrived at PSG,” he added.
In addition to talking about Mbappé, Tebas criticized Google and Apple for not blocking applications for their mobile devices in which live broadcasts of LaLiga matches can be illegally consumed.
“There is no common strategy among all leagues to confront piracy. We must go country by country to promote legislation. We need legislation that forces Google and Apple to remove apps from their smartphones and from their stores. Otherwise, this causes us to charge less for audiovisual rights.”
Along with the participation of Tebas, this Wednesday at the start of the Summit, held in Mexico City, different actors reflected on the growth of the women’s soccer industry, as well as the way in which entities could exploit networks. social in football.
Before Tebas, there was a table where they talked about the 2026 World Cup, which Mexico, the United States and Canada will host.
“We intend to match the celebration of the (World Cup) ’86; we have an unmatched organizational capacity, very interesting things are coming,” said the CEO of the Azteca Stadium, Félix Aguirre, this Wednesday in a conference at the start of the World Football Summit.
