It’s all about the money.
That’s the sad truth about what football has become, whether in Spain or elsewhere in Europe.
If there’s a quick buck to be had, you can be damn sure that the suits are like bees around a honeypot, seeing how much can be made.
What was wrong with keeping the Spanish Super Cup as a pre-season friendly, and, shock horror, playing it in Spain?!
It was bad enough that Barca had to go to Morocco to win the last one, but now there’s agreement to play the next three editions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, meaning hardly any true supporters will get to see it live unless they want to shell out more money directly after Christmas.