Friday, 9 September 2016

La Liga president attracted by Champions League breakaway

• Javier Teba says it could be ‘greater opportunity to generate more revenue’
• Chinese Dalian Wanda group leading negotiations for new tournament

The president of Spain’s La Liga has admitted he is considering proposals to form a breakaway competition to rival the Champions League because it represents a “greater opportunity to generate more revenue”.

In July, the Dalian Wanda Group – which is owned by China’s richest man Wang Jianlin – revealed it had begun discussions with clubs to create a new tournament which would rival the current competition run by Uefa.

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