Case study : Relevent and LaLiga: Bringing Spanish Soccer to America PDF

Title Case study : Relevent and LaLiga: Bringing Spanish Soccer to America
Author Krista Cērpiņa
Course Market Decision Making
Institution Seton Hall University
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Wha ti st hede c i s i ons i t ua t i on?   Soc c e rha sn e v e rr e a l l yb e e nama i n s t r e a ms po r ti nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e s .Wh yi st h a t ?So c c e ri st he wo r l d ’ smos tp op u l a ra n dh i g h e s tg r o s s i n gs p or ti nt h ewo r l d . Th i si so n eoft h eon l ys p o r t st h a ti s p l a y e dona l mo s te v e r yc on t i ne nt . Bu twh yh a s n ’ ti tc a u g hto ni nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e s ?I n2 01 8ad e a l wa sr e a c h e dwi t ht h eSpa ni s hSoc c e rLe a g uet op r o mo t et heLaLi g ab r a ndi nt heUn i t e dSt a t e s . Th i swa sg o i n gt ob ed o n eb yb r i n gi n gt h ewo r l d ’ sbe s ts oc c e rt e a msa n dh a v i n gt h e mf a c eo ff a g a i n s to nea n o t h e r .Re l e v e n ts t r u c kad e a lwi t ht woo ft h el a r g e s ts oc c e rt e a msont h ep l a n e t ; Ba r c e l o naa n dRe a lMa d r i d ,t opl a ya ne x h i b i t i o nma t c h .Ho we v e r ,a tt h ee n dBa r c e l o nap u l l e d o u ta ndt h es uc c e s so fLaLi g ai nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e swa so v e rf a s t e rt h a ni ts t a r t e d .Re l e v e ntha da d e c i s i o nt oma k e ,l e tt h e i rd r e a mo fs oc c e rg a i n i n gma r k e ts h a r ei nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e sb e c omea d i s t a nc eme mo r y , orfig u r eou ta n o t h e rwa yt ot r ya n dpo p u l a r i z et h es p o r t . Ass uc h ,Re l e v e n to wn e r sSt e p he nRo s sa ndMa t tHi g g i n sh i r e d Cha r l i eSt i l l a not oma k ei t h a p pe n. Th eo nl ywa yt opo p u l a r i z et h es p or ti nt h eSt a t e swa st oe ns u r et h eb e s to ft h eb e s twe r e g o i n gt ob eo nd i s pl a yf o ra l lt os e e .Soc c e rt e a msi nEu r o p e ,p r i ma r i l y ,a r eg o i n gwh e r et h e mon e yi s ,s oh o wc a nSt i l l a n oa ndt h et e a mc o mp e t e ?“ I twa sd i ffic u l tt og e tt e a mst os i g nl o n g t e r mc ommi t me n t si nas p a c ewhe r et h e i rt y pi c a lb e h a v i o rwa st oa u c t i o nofft h e i rs e r vi c e st ot h e h i g he s tbi dd e r .Andt e a msi n c r e a s i n g l yc a ng e tb i gmo n e yi nAs i a . ”St i l l i t a n op r o v i d e df u r t h e r d e t a i l :“ I tc a ne a s i l yc o s tmi l l i o n so fd o l l a r sp e rg a met oo b t a i nt h os er i gh t sf ort h et o pt e a ms .Bu t wer e a l i z e dwene e de dt oma k et h a ti n v e s t me n ti no r de rt oma k et h emo s toft h eI CC…Wes e to u t t oo ffe rt h e m as e a ml e s se x pe r i e n c e ,ma ki n ga l lt h ea r r a n g e me nt sf ort h e m:wh e r et h e ys t a y e d , wh e r et h e yp r a c t i c e d ,h o wt h e ywe r ef e d ,h o wt h e ymo v e da r ou n d . . .Weu n de r s t a n dt h en u a nc e s o ft h ec o u n t r y— t heg oa lwa st oma k ei ta se a s yo nt h et e a msa swec o ul d”( p g .5 ) .Att h i sp oi nt , t h eRe l e v e nt gr o upd e c i d e dt h a tt h e ywi l ls p a r en oe x p e ns et oma k es u r et h e ya t t r a c tt h eb e s t t e a mst ot a k ep a r ti nwh a tc a np o t e n t i a l l yr e v o l u t i o ni z es o c c e ri nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e s . Re l e v e ntwa sf a c e dwi t hat o u g ht a s k .Ho wd oweb r a n dt h i ss p o r t ,t h a t ’ sn o ta sp op u l a rh e r ea si t i si nEu r op ea n da r ou n dt h ewo r l d ,he r ei nt h es t a t e s ?Wh a td e c i s i o n sa nds t e psmu s twet a k et o e n s u r et h a tweg a i nma r k e ts h a r ef r o mt h eo t h e rs p or t st h a twi l lb ea i r e da tt h i st i me ?Th i swa s s i mp l e ,g e tt h ebe s tt e a mst op l a ya n dma r k e tt h e i rs u c c e s s e st ot h eAme r i c a nma r k e t .Br i n g i n gi n t h et wop o we r ho u s et e a msi nSp a i n , Ba r c e l o n aa n dRe a lMa d r i d . Whoa r et heke ys t a ke ho l de r s ?  Th ei d e at ob u i l daLa Li g ab r a ndi nt h eUSs t a r t i n gwi t hs e r i e so fmi n orde c i s i o nt h a ti n v o l v e d d i ffe r e nts t a k e h ol de r si na no n g o i n gp r o c e s sb e f or eu l t i ma t e l yc ul mi n a t i n gi nt h ede a lf o rLa Li g a Nor t hAme r i c a , wh i c hdr e wi na dd i t i o n a ls t a k e ho l d e r s .

Th efir s ti ni t i a t i v et h a ts e tt h es t a g ef o rp r o mo t i n gt heLa Li g ab r a ndi nt heUn i t e dSt a t e swa st h e l a u nc ho ft h eI n t e r na t i o n a lCh a mpi on sCu p( I CC) .Th eI CCwa sd e s i g ne da sat o ur n a me n tt h a t wo ul db r i n gt h ewo r l d ’ sb e s ts o c c e rt e a mst oAme r i c a ns oi l . Att h i ss t a g e ,t h ema j o rs t a k e h ol de r s i n v o l v e di n c l u d e d,St e p he nM.Ro s sa n dMa t tHi g gi nswh of o un d e dRe l e v e n twi t ht h ev i s i o nt o b e c o me t h ep r e mi e rs o c c e rma r k e t i n gc o mp a n yg l o ba l l y ;Da n i e lSi l l ma n ,Re l e v e n t ’ sc hi e f e x e c u t i v eo ffic e r ;a ndCh a r l i eSt i l l i t a n owh owa sb r o u g h ti na sa ne x e c u t i v ec h a i r ma n .Wh e nt h e I CCwa sl a un c h e di nJ ul y2 0 1 3,mo r es t a k e ho l d e r sb e c a mei n v o l v e d .Th efir s te d i t i ono ft heI CC f e a t u r e de i g htt e a ms( s e v e nEu r op e a nt e a msa ndo n eMLSs i d e ) .Thet ou r n a me n twa se x p a nd e d a g a i nt ofif t e e nt e a msa n de i g h t e e nt e a msi n20 1 5a nd2 0 1 8r e s p e c t i v e l y .Th u s ,e v e r yt e a mt ha t p a r t i c i p a t e di nt h et o ur n a me n t ss i n c e2 01 3b e c a mes t a k e h ol de r si nt h ede c i s i o np r oc e s s .I n a d d i t i o n,t h ec o mp e t i t i o nho s t e dt h ou s a n dso ff a n spe rma t c h .Fori n s t a n c e ,t h ema t c hb e t we e n Re a lMa d r i da n dMa n c he s t e rUni t e dd r e w1 1 0,0 0 0s p e c t a t or s .Th i sl a r g ef a nb a s ei sc r i t i c a lt o f u r t h e re x p a ns i o na n dt h ep r o mo t i o no ft h eLa Li g ab r a ndi nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e s .He n c e ,t hef a ns ( Cu s t o me r s )a r ea ni mp o r t a nts t a k e h ol de ri nt h ed e c i s i o npr o c e s s .Att h i ss t a t e ,a l t ho u ght h e t ou r n a me nt wa sno ty e tp r o fit a bl e ,b utt h eI CC g a i n e de n o r mo u spo we ra ndi n flu e n c ea sa c o n v e n i n gc e nt e rf o rs o c c e r . Th e20 1 7d e c i s i o nt oh o s tama t c hb e t we e nRe a lMa d r i da n dFC Ba r c e l o na( t h eElCl a s s i c o ) o p e ne dt h edo o rf o rmo r es t a k e h ol de r ’ si n v o l v e me nti na na l r e a d ywi d ene t wor k .Th i st i me ,i t d r e wi nFCBa r c e l o naa n dRe a lMa d r i d ’ se x e c u t i v e sa swe l la st het e a msa ndt he i rp l a y e r s .Asa r e s ul toft h i ss i n g l eg a mea l o ne ,$ 4 0mi l l i o nwa sg e n e r a t e di nr e v e n ue ,wi t ha r o un d1 . 7mi l l i o n v i e we r swh owa t c h e dt heg a mel i v eons p or t sn e t wor kl i k eESPN. Fur t h e re xp a ns i o noft h es t a k e ho l d e r soc c u r r e dwhe nSi l l ma n ,St i l l i t a nome twi t ht h eLa Li g a ’ s p r e s i d e n tTe b a st op i t c hh i ma ni d e at op r o mo t et h eLa Li g ab r a n di nt h eU. Sb yd i s pl a y i n gt h e a s s oc i a t i o n ’ sl o g od ur i n gElCl a s i c o .Th i si d e aa l s oi n v o l v e dt h es e t t i n gu pofp a r t n e r s hi pi n Nor t hAme r i c ai nwh i c hLa Li g awo u l dc o nt r i bu t et he i ri n t e l l e c t u a lp r o pe r t ya ndRe l e v e ntwo ul d b et h el o c a lpa r t n e rma na gi n go p e r a t i o n s .Thed e a lwa sa p p r o v e da n dRe l e v e n twa ss e l e c t e da s t h eLa Li g ap a r t n e ri nNo r t hAme r i c a .Wi t ht h i sn e wd e a l , t h ea d d i t i on a ls t a k e h ol de r si n v ol v e di n t h i sp r o c e s si n c l u d e st h efiv e me mbe r sb o a r dg o v e r ni n gLa Li g aNo r t hAme r i c a( T wob o a r d me mbe r s ,Te ba sa ndOs c a rMa y o ,t h el e a gu e ’ sHe a do fI n t e r na t i o na lbu s i n e s s ,t h a tr e pr e s e n t e d La Li g awi t hRo s sa n dSi l l ma nr e p r e s e nt i n gRe l e v a n t .Thefif t hs e a twe ntt oLa Li g aNor t h Ame r i c a ’ sc hi e fe x e c u t i v eo ffic e r , Bor i sGa r t n e r . ) Th efif t hp i l l a ro ft h eLa Li g aNo r t hAme r i c a ’ ss t r a t e g i ca pp r o a c hi n v ol v e sb r i n gi n ga noffic i a l La Li g ama t c ht ot h eU. S.e a c hs e a s on .Th i sde c i s i o np r o c e s si n v ol v e ds e v e r a ls t a k e h ol de r st h a t wo ul de i t h e rd i r e c t l yo ri n di r e c t l yb ei mp a c t e db yt h ed e c i s i o n .Fi r s t ,t h et woc l u b sf r om La Li g a wh owou l dv ol un t e e rt opl a y ,i n c l u d i n g ,t h e i rs t a ff,ma n a g e me n ta n df a n s ,s o meo fwh o mh a v e p a i df o rt her i g h tt oa t t e ndt h ee n t i r es e a s o n ’ sh omema t c h e s .Th ed e c i s i o na l s oi n c l u d e df o u r d i ffe r e nts o c c e ro r g a n i z a t i on s :t h eSp a n i s hFo o t b a l lFe de r a t i o n,Eu r op e a nr e g ul a t o r sUEF A,t h e U. S. So c c e rFe de r a t i o n , a n dCONCACAF .   Wha ta r et heal t e r na t i v e s ? 

La Li g aNo r t hAme r i c ah a dafiv e p i l l a rb u s i n e s spl a na n ds t r a t e gi ca p pr o a c ht oi n c r e a s i n ggr o wt h wi t h i nt h eAme r i c ama r k e t s .Th i swa sav e r yg o o da n dwe l lt h o u g hto u tpl a n.Th efir s tp i l l a r i n c l u de do p t i mi z i n gt e l e vi s i o na ndo t h e rme di ar i gh t sf orgr o wt h .Th eg o a lo ft h i sp i l l a ri st o ma x i mi z et h er e v e n u e sf r o ms e l l i n gt e l e v i s i o nr i gh t s .La Li g aNo r t hAme r i c awa nt e dt og e tt h e i r p r od u c to utt oa sma n yp e o p l ea sp o s s i b l es ot h e yc o u l da l s og e tt h emo s tr e v e n uef o rt h e i r p r od u c t .Th es e c on dp i l l a ro ft h i ss t r a t e gyi st oe n g a g ef a n st h r o u gha l wa y so nc on t e n t .La Li g a Nor t h Ame r i c a wa sn o t on l y s e r v i n g i t sf a n c on s t a nt l yt h ou g ht di g i t a lp l a t f o r ms a n ds o c i a lme di a ,b utt h e ya r ea l s oi n v e s t i n gi nme d i af o rno n ma t c hd a y s .The yb e l i e v et h a tb y a l wa y st a l ki n ga bo u tLa Li g aa n dt h es o c c e rc u l t u r ei ng e ne r a li twi l lg e tt h ef a n smo r ei n v o l v e d . Th emo r et h e ya r ei mme r s e di nt h ec u l t u r et h emor et h e ywi l lwa ntt op a r t i c i p a t e . Thet h i r dp i l l a r o ft h i ss t r a t e g ywa sp ur s i n ggr a s s r o o t sp r o j e c t si nt h ec ommu n i t i e s .Ge t t i n gt heLa Li g an a meo ut t h e r ei nt h ep ub l i cwi t hy o ut hc l i ni c sa n ds e v e r a lo t h e re v e n t s .Pi l l a rnu mbe rf o u rf o c u s e do nl i v e e v e nt sa n do t h e rb r a nd i n g ,t h i n g sl i k ev i e wi n gp a r t i e sa n do t he rc u l t u r ee v e nt sf o c u s e d s p e c i fic a l l yi nk e ya r e a sl i k eNe wYor k ,Ch i c a g o ,Lo sAn g e l e s ,Da l l a s ,Ho us t o na n dMi a mi .The l a s ta n dfin a lpi l l a rt h a ti sa r g ua b l yt h emos tc r u c i a lpa r toft h es t r a t e g yi sal i v eg a mei nt h e Un i t e dSt a t e s .La Li g aNo r t hAme r i c ab e l i e v e dt ha tt hi swa st h emo s tc r u c i a lp a r to fg r o wi n gt h e b r a ndi nt heUn i t e dSt a t e s . La Li g aNo r t hAme r i c a ’ sp l a nwa sg oi n gwe l le x c e ptf o ra g a i nt h emo s tc r u c i a lpi e c e ,a r g u a bl y .A l i v ema t c hi nt heUni t e dSt a t e s .FCBa r c e l o naba c k e do u to ft hea g r e e dma t c hwi t hGi r o naFC, c a us i n gt h ewh ol et h i n gt oc o l l a p s e .LaLi g ad i d n ’ th a v et h es u p po r to fa l lo ft h eo t he rs a n c t i on i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n sl i k eFI F Aa ndt heSp a n i s hFe de r a t i o n .Lo oki n gb a c ka tLa Li g aNor t hAme r i c a ’ s p l a nt h e ywe r ea n x i o u st og e tag a mei nt h es t a t e sASAP .The yh a dc e r t a i nr e v e n uemi n i mums t h e yn e e de dt ome e ti nt h e i rc on t r a c twi t hLa Li g a .Th e yh a dj u s tc l o s e dt hed e a le a r l i e rt h a ty e a r a n dt h e ywe r ep u s h i n gf o rag a met h a ts a mey e a r . La Li g aNor t hAme r i c ah a das o l i dfiv ep i l l a rp l a n .Th e yd i dt h er e s e a r c ht h e yb r o k ed o wnt h e i r t a r g e tma r k e t skn o wi n gh o wt of o c u se a c hd e mo g r a ph i cs p e c i fic a l l y .Li k ef oc u s i n go nf u l l Sp a n i s hg a me sf o rt h eo l d e rf a n sa ndv i e wi n gmob i l i t y /d i v e r s i t yf o rt hey o u n g e rf a n s . Th e yk ne w t h a th a vi n gag a mef a n sc o u l dg oa n ds e ewa sg o i n gt ob eak e yp a r to ft h e i rp l a n.Thep l a nwa s t oor u s h e df ort het i mef r a met h e ywe r ep us hi n g .Ass t a t e di nt hec a s es t u d y ,J a v i e rTe ba skn e w t h i si sa ni nd u s t r yr e s i s t a n tt oc ha n g e .La Li g aNor t hAme r i c as h o ul dh a v ema det h i sn e wc ha n g e al i t t l ee a s i e rt os wa l l o wf o rt h ec ur r e n tl o y a lf a n s .   Wha ta r et heke yc r i t e r i at ha ty o ua r eus i ngana l y z eande v al ua t et hede c i s i o ns i t ua t i o n?  Ho wdoy o ue v al ua t et heal t e r na t i v e sus i ngt heke yc r i t e r i a ?   Th ed e c i s i o nt oc ho o s eNo r t hAme r i c aa sane ws e gme ntwa sas t r o n gi de ag i v e nt h a ti nt e r mso f a t t r a c t i v e ne s s ,t h es e gme ntme tmo s to ft h ec r i t e r i a . Fi r s t , t h e yh a dt obea b l et oi d e n t i f yt h e Nor t h Ame r i c a n ma r k e t .Atfir s t ,La Li g aa n d Re l e v a n tp l a n ne dt ot a r g e tb o t h En g l i s ha nd Sp a n i s hs p e a ki n g ma r k e t st h r ou g ht h e i rfir s tpi l l a rwh e n op t i mi z i n g TV a ndme d i ar i g ht s . Ho we v e r ,t he ywe r ef o r c e dt oc ha n g et h i ss t r a t e g yd uet oame di ad i s p u t ea n df oc u smor eo nt h e Sp a n i s hs p e a ki n gma r k e t ,wh i c hs t i l lwa sab i go pp o r t un i t ye s pe c i a l l ywi t h5 5mi l l i o nHi s p a ni c s i nt h eUSa nd6 8% oft h e m wa t c h i n gs oc c e r .Th e i rs t r a t e gywa st o“ t a r g e tSp a ni s hl a n g ua g e

Hi s pa ni c s fir s t ,t h e n mo v et oy o u n g e r ,s e c o nd a nd t hi r dg e ne r a t i o n Hi s pa ni c s wh o a r eBi l i n g ua la n dEn g l i s h l a n gu a g ed omi n a n t , a n dt h e ni n t ot h eg e n e r a lma r k e t ”( 8 . )Wi t ht h i si n mi n d ,t h e yh a das t r on gun d e r s t a nd i n goft h e i rma r k e ta n dkn e wt h a te a c hc o l u mno ft h e i r s e g me n two ul dn e e ds ome t h i n gd i ffe r e n t . Ne x t ,La Li g aNo r t hAme r i c awa ss ub s t a n t i a l .Wi t ht he i ra b i l i t yt of o c u si nonc e r t a i ns e g me n t s r a t h e rt h a nt hewho l ee n t i r es e g me n ta to nc e ,i twou l dbel e s so v e r wh e l mi n ga n de a s i e rt o p o s i t i ont h epr o d u c t .Wh a tLa Li g ah a do nt he i rs i d ea l r e a d ywa st h a tt het a r g e tma r k e twa sno t muc hd i ffe r e ntt h a nt h eLa Li g ai nEu r op e .I na dd i t i o n,t h e yr e l i e do nt h ef a c tt h a tma n yp e op l ei n t h e i rt a r g e tma r k e twe r ea l r e a d yf a n so fLa Li g a ,s ob ymo vi n gs omeg a me st ot h eUSa n d p r o v i d i n gmo r eop p o r t u n i t i e st ob ei n v o l v e di nt h eLa Li g ac ul t ur ewo u l do nl yb u i l dt h e i rl o y a l b a s eupe v e nmo r e . A h u g ea s pe c to ft h efiv e p i l l a rp l a n wa st o ma k e La Li g ar e a c h a b l et ot h e i rn e w t a r g e t ma r k e t . The i rr e s e a r c hs h o we dt h a t“ t h e i rt a r g e ta u d i e n c ewa sy o u n ga ndmob i l e ”( 9. )Ev e nwh e n ama t c hwa sn o tbe i n gpl a y e d ,t h e yp r o d u c e dac o nt e ntc a l e n da rd r i v e nona l wa y sh i g h l i g h t i n g La Li g ae v e n t so rs t o r i e ss u c ha sp l a y e rs po t l i g h t s ,h i g hl i gh t so fp a s tg a me s ,p r e ma t c hs h o wsa n d c o mme nt a r y ,e t c . Th e s ec o nt e ntpi e c e swou l db ef e a t u r e do ne v e r yma j o rme d i a ,TV,Fa c e bo o k , I ns t a gr a m,Twi t t e r ,a ndSn a p c ha t ,d e mo ns t r a t i n gt h e i r“ a l wa y s o ns t r a t e g y ”a n dt h e i ra bi l i t yt o b e c o me r e a c h a bl et ot he i ra u di e nc e . I na dd i t i o n,t h e yo r g a ni z e dp l a y e rc l i n i c sa nd y o u t h a c a de mi e st ob emo r ev i s i b l ei nt hec o mmu n i t ya swe l la sd e v e l o p i n gl i v ee v e n t ss uc ha swa t c h p a r t i e st op r omo t et h eb r a nd .Ho we v e r ,t h e yr e l i e dmos tont h eLa Li g aoffic i a lma t c ht h a twa s b r ou g ht o v e rt ot h eUS. Th eo n l yd o wn f a l lo ft h e i rma r k e t i n gs t r a t e g ywa st h er e s p o ns et h e yr e c e i v e df r o mt h e i rc u r r e nt ma r k e td u et ot h eo ffic i a lma t c hbe i n gp l a y e do u t s i d eo ft h el e a gu e .Thi sfif t hp i l l a rma d ema n y p e o pl eu nh a pp y .Al t h o u g hc o mmo ni no t h e rs po r t s ,t hi si d e awa sno tn o r ma l i z e di nt h eLa Li g a l a n ds c a p edu et ot h e i rl o y a l ,d i e h a r df a n sa l r e a d yb e i n gap r o fit a bl ee n t i t y .Gi r on aFC’ sf a ns , e s pe c i a l l ys e a s ont i c k e th ol de r s ,we r eu ps e ta b o utt h el o s so faho meg a mef ort he m,e s p e c i a l l y a g a i n s tFCBa r c e l o n a .La Li g aNor t hAme r i c ah a dt os p e ndo v e r$ 3mi l l i o no nac o mp e n s a t i o n p l a ni no r d e rt oa d d r e s sc o nc e r ns .Al t h ou g ht h er e s p o ndo ft h eNo r t hAme r i c a nt a r g e tma r k e t s e e me dr e l a t i v e l yp o s i t i v e ,wi t h ou tapo s i t i v er e s p on s ef r o mt h eor i gi na lt a r g e tma r k e t ,on ei n wh i c ht h ewh ol ec omp a n yi sb a s e do n , t h es u c c e s si sa tr i s k . Fi n a l l y ,La Li g aNo r t hAme r i c awa se x p e c t e dt ob epr o fit a b l e ,wh i c ha tt h ee n do ft heda yi smo s t i mp o r t a nt . Be l o wi sLa Li g aNor t hAme r i c a ’ sp r o fit pr o j e c t i o n:

( Pa g e21 ) Ba s e do ffoft h e i rfiv e y e a rp r o j e c t i o n,y ouc a ns e et h a tr e v e nu e sa r ee x p e c t e dt oi n c r e a s e t r e me n do u s l y ,a st h e ya c q ui r eTV r i g ht sc ommi s s i o n ,mo r es po n s o r s hi ps ,a n do t h e rs ou r c e sof i n c ome . Al t h o u g hi nt h efir s tc o u pl eo fy e a r st h e ys e en e g a t i v ep r ofit s ,t he ys e e mt ob ep l a n n i n g o nc ut t i n gs omee xp e ns e st ok e e pt h e i rp r o fit sh i g ho n c emo r es ou r c e s ofi n c ome s e e m a p p a r e n t . Al t h ou g ht hema t c hwa sun a b l et oh a pp e nd uet oFCBa r c e l o n apu l l i n gou td uet ot he r e s po n s et h e yr e c e i v e df r o mt h ede c i s i o n ,La Li g aNor t hAme r i c a ’ sp r o j e c t i o nsc o ul ds t i l lb eo n t r a c ka st h e yc on t i nu et op u s ht h e i rp r o d u c ts u c c e s s f u l l ywi t ht h e i rfiv e pi l l a rpl a na ndg e ta ma t c ht oh a pp e nn e x tt i me .

Wha two ul dy o ur e c o mme nd?   Wha ta r et hepr ac t i c a li mpl i c a t i o nso fa do pt i ngy o ur r e c o mme nda t i o n?     I no u rg r o u p ' so p i n i o n , t h eb e s ta l t e r na t i v es t r a t e gyr e c omme n da t i o nwo ul dha v eb e e nwa i t i n ga y e a rort wof o rt h el i v ema t c ht ob ep l a y e d .I fLaLi g aNo r t hAme r i c at oo kaf e ws t e p sb a c ka nd p l a nn e dt h el i v ema t c ho r g a ni z a t i onou tb e t t e r ,LaLi g aNo r t hAme r i c awou l dh a v eb e e na bl et o g a i ns up p o r tf r o mt h es a n c t i on i n gor g a n i z a t i on swh i c hwo ul dh a v ema det h ef o o t b a l lc l u b sa n d p l a y e r sal i t t l emo r ea te a s e .I ft h e yh a dp l a nn e di to utf ort he2 01 9s e a s o n ,t h e r ec ou l dh a v eb e e n ap o s s i b i l i t yt os t r e n g t h e nt h e i rr e l a t i o ns h i pwi t hLa Li g a .Ha v i n ge x t r at i met od e v e l o pamo r e c o h e s i v epl a nwo u l dmo s tl i k e l yr e s ul ti ns u c c e s s f ul l yb r i n gi n gt wot e a mst opl a ya wa yg a me si n t h eUni t e dSt a t e s . Webe l i e v et h a ta r g ua bl yt h eb e t t e rs t r a t e g ywou l dh a v ebe e nwa i t i n gf o rt h e l i v ema t c ht ob epl a y e da si twou l db e c o memo r ed i g e s t i b l ef ort h ec u r r e ntt a r g e tma r k e ta swe l li t wo ul dg i v et i met oe a s es o meo ft h ema j ort e n s i o n sa n dc on c e r n s .

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