Valencia – Real Madrid: The Super Cup in Arabia: wine (unhealthy) at 250 euros, few Spanish and 40 million for the Federation

Wednesday
8
January
2020

02:13

Real Madrid, Bara, Atltico and Valencia, with their few followers, land in Jeddah warned of the rigors of the Saudi kingdom

Jovic, Modric and Marcelo, throughout Madrid's coaching in Jeddah.
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Nicely right here we’re, a supervisor of Real Madrid sighed at midday on Tuesday as he crossed the reception of the Hilton resort in Jeddah. Like all first-timers in Saudi Arabia, he shakes his head in amazement when at all times shocking anecdotes had been sung in the corridors for the newcomer to this extreme Islamic monarchy. The first two film theaters opened a few months in the past (and their morning classes in summer season to keep away from the warmth), the discreetly deported in the Dakar for placing alcohol in their baggage … Some journalist, simply in case, left Monday for the night time in the aircraft his sandwich of Iberian loin with out starting. It gained't be. The restrictions with the pig are severe, though nothing to do with the fools who play it with the drink. At the time of being in Jeddah comes the whisper that solely in sure diplomatic circuits are you able to get wine from stranger, at 250 euros the mediocre bottle. And the Vodka (unhealthy), at 400. In the resort in the monetary district of Abu Dhabi the place Real Madrid stayed final years at the Membership World Cup, beer and whiskey had been hid in an opaque glass. This Tuesday, the easy query to the waiter at the Hilton in Jeddah already appeared an affront. Their no, not with the head had been announcement of certain tortcolis. Right here, to keep away from issues, higher smoke highly effective cigars and shisha.

Wanting at the Pink Sea, on the model new promenade of Jeddah, is the Hilton. At the Real Madrid resort, on Tuesday, he spent calm, with much less safety stress than that foreseen by the hectic political scenario in the space, pending the pulse between Irn and the United States. In the foyer, company discover a fountain topped by a ball with shields of the white membership, which is seen in some automobiles alongside the nice avenues of the metropolis close to Mecca. A poster with Benzema, absent for harm, watch subsequent to the elevators. They are saying in the Madrid expedition that they are going to have sufficient assist in the stands, that they are going to nearly play as hosts in the King Abdullah stadium, the place a full 62,000 seats are anticipated. The native followers compensate the low curiosity of the Spanish followers for the Super Cup, with simply over a thousand tickets bought by the golf equipment to its members and subscribers. Neither the date -in full January cost- nor the place -arisco for its unfriendly legal guidelines with tourists- have crammed the planes to Jeddah.

Internet hosting international affect occasions is a part of our plan to grow to be an necessary actor in the worldwide sports activities scene, says the prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, the highest sports activities authority of the Saudi kingdom. The Italian Super Cup (twice right here), boxing matches, tennis exhibitions, golf tournaments or the present version of the Dakar rally, which simply began from Jeddah final weekend, are examples of the Arabia's dedication to enhance its exterior picture by sport, in a mission known as Imaginative and prescient 2030. They search, at the similar time, tourism that provides to the movement of tens of millions of Muslim pilgrims who come to Mecca yearly.

Uncertainty

The Spanish Supercup and the Camp Nou traditional have been the two soccer occasions which have drawn extra uncertainty since the starting of the season, stuffed with controversy and doubts, additionally of threats, each wandering round the calendar till discovering a definitive lodging. The match that historically confronted in summer season the League champion with the Cup champion is re-launched in Saudi Arabia in the format of Ultimate 4, with the first semifinal of its historical past crossing Valencia and Real Madrid (8:00 p.m., Movistar). The fact is that whites, after a disastrous earlier marketing campaign, have discovered the risk of including an surprising title, due to this uncommon format. However the trophy is much away, at the finish of Sunday, and is sort of secondary in this invention of the Spanish Federation the place premium, above the sporting status, the financial button. The 4 golf equipment and, above all, the physique that presides over Luis Rubiales will distribute the greater than 40 million a 12 months that the Saudi kingdom can pay to host this appointment, signed for now till 2022, however with a view to prolonging time.

Atltico and Valencia will strive in the semifinals of Wednesday and Thursday to harass the native public the present that entails the Super Cup, that official Madrid-Bara (a pleasant one is already performed in Miami) that LaLiga has not managed to export for not having the approval of the Federation, contemplating {that a} unfastened get together, no matter it was, altered the equality of competitors. To beat this obstacle, the Rubiales (semi-public) establishment has introduced the complete match to Jeddah. Second journey of the product in its mandate, after the 2018 check in Tnger. Then Barcelona had issues with the calendar in August to pressure a single recreation to be performed, breaking the conventional spherical-journey duel that has left so many tales.

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