La Liga President: Strive to host an official La Liga league in China in the future

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La Liga Chairman Tebas was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. He believed that China has a huge population base and fan base, and football should become a part of the lives of Chinese fans. China is an extremely important overseas market for La Liga, and we look forward to further cooperation between the two parties in areas such as youth training and competition exchanges in the future.

When talking about the much-anticipated La Liga overseas game plan, he expressed his hope to hold an official La Liga league in China in the future. La Liga was originally scheduled to host a league match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami, USA, in December this year. However, due to protests from many parties, the plan was ultimately aborted. However, Tebas remains firm in his attitude towards exploring overseas markets: "We will continue to promote the implementation of overseas competitions. At the same time, we also hope to take turns holding them in different countries and regions in the future. China is undoubtedly a very important option."

As for the specific pace of overseas competitions, Tebas said with a smile that it will be one step at a time. Step by step, "We haven't fully completed the plan for the Miami game, so we can't confirm the timetable yet. But what is certain is that in the future, we not only hope that clubs like Barcelona can come to China for exhibition games or friendly matches, but we will also strive to host an official La Liga in China."