>Italian Supercup was played in Saudi Arabia>French Supercup currently being played in Kuwait>Spanish Supercup currently being played in Saudi ArabiaWhy is this happening?
>>152874233Tourism. I think it's a good idea too, it's dark, cold, and miserable in northern Europe right now. The Arabian Peninsula could become Europe's refugium in winter, a week or two of sun and activities, family fun in summer like conditions, a bit like visiting Florida or Vegas et cetera. The saudis are all in on tourism as a viable income for the future with Europeans being one of the main customers. > See Riyadh Season for more
All of those countries are brown
>>152874292>42°C in some fucked up desert surrounded by durkas with less culture or class then niggers.Nah, I pass.
>>152874389Right now though, it's 22°C in Riyadh, it's literally perfect late spring-early summer climate.
Even the argensimian super cup was once played in the Middle East. Arabs see any meme cup and just throw money at it.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Supercopa_Internacional
>>152874450Who came up with that idea, how many Argies are gonna travel to Goatfuckistan to watch that? At least European teams going there makes sense because the locals will watch. But your average Ahmed and Ali have no clue wtf Boca Juniors and River Plate are.
>>152874233Our equivalent, the Charity Shield, is a bit of a non-entity and not generally considered a major trophy by fans here. That makes it even odder that it wasn't the first to go abroad.
>>152874233Fair weather training camps are pretty common in winter. Could as well hold these meaningless cups at the same time.
>>152874233This shit would never fly in Germany.
>>152874233'Supercups' are worthless exhibition matches, let the soulless arabs have the dead games if it keeps them away from pushing for actual matches.
>>152874233The Supercup is a fairly unimportant mini-event, but it is a trophy. That makes it perfect to sell to other countries: the gulf states are very keen on becoming "sports and entertainment hubs", and they are willing to pay a lot of money for this pretty small cup. Leagues will usually prioritize that. The league and the involved clubs can also claim to "explore new markets to grow in", attract new fansSo tl;dr is: moneyIn Germany, it got shut down because of fan pressure, but the fact that it even became a topic is a sign that there's serious pressure on it and that everyone in the business considers it a good deal in generalFor the Arabs, this might only be the first step. Get your foot in the door to eventually host CL finals, maybe some regular league games. They want the attention, the tourism, the event revenue, the status. It's also about money for them to get away from oil-based economies, but ego also plays a role here
>>152874233what's wrong with selling to the highest bidder? this is what capitalism is about
>>152878412They might be after more than a single game every x years.
All the Arab countries have lots of oil money but they're also aware that everyone wants to reduce their dependence on oil and go green in the coming years, so they're panicking and trying to spend their infinite money on other things that will help them stay relevant and keep profiting. They've settled on sport, since sports are things that will always let you do whatever you want if you just pay enough money.
>>152874233Was there ever that kid at your school? You know, weird? Ugly? Stank of shit? Well imagine he paid you to be his friend
>>152874233Because money rules the worldWe will have a CL final in either the US or Saudi-Arabia or Qatar by 2050. The Arabs are the more likely option. I could also see China and India convincing UEFA if they get serious enough
