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Las Palmas spreading La Liga’s message of expansion in Saudi Arabia



Spain’s La Liga remains one of the most popular football leagues in the world, and representatives from top clubs including Las Palmas are promoting their competition in the Middle East.

On Jan. 27, Las Palmas held a match-day event at TwentyNine in Riyadh’s Boulevard City, which saw the club’s head of expansion, Carlota Aparici, and former player and current coach, Paquito Ortiz, join supporters to watch the Canary Island club’s fixture against newly crowned Spanish Super Cup winners Real Madrid. Las Palmas lost 2-1 at the Gran Canaria stadium.



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