The Spanish Super Cup tournament will be played in Saudi Arabia in January 2020, the national football association (RFEF) has said. The four-team event features Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia at the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah. Spain’s acting junior minister for sport, Maria Jose Rienda, said the government would not support holding the competition ‘in countries where women’s rights are not respected’. La Liga’s president Javier Tebas opposed the RFEF’s choice of host, saying channel beoutQ carried pirated broadcasts in Saudi Arabia of global sports events, including Spanish football. Italy’s Supercoppa Italiana was held in Saudi Arabia in January with Juventus beating AC Milan 1-0, and Juventus will face Lazio in Riyadh on December 22.

Source: The Star November 12, 2019 21:01 UTC