Leganes mascot "Super Cucumber"
"We are not real. If Real is smart, Leganes must be funny."
The Leganes club official said with a strong look.
Media tour by La Liga, Day 2 (25th local time) and Day 3 (26th day) were tours of clubs near Madrid.
”The remarks from Victor Morales, who is in charge of public relations and marketing at Leganes, visited on the first day.
Leganes who may not know deeply unless it is a very soccer freak. That should be, in the history of about 90 years since the creation of the club in 1928, the promotion of the top league is the first in the 2016-17 season. Since then, it has been a persistent club.
In the first place, the club has fallen into the greatest crisis 10 years ago. Along with management-related troubles, the global recession struck and unpaid wages occurred. In one game, the player kicked the ball to the touch line and all players showed their willingness to play with one knee.
“Very, there were so many things ...” While showing the video of the time, another club official was talking about the explanation. Overcoming hardships, the club is currently sinking to the bottom (at the end of Section 6), but struggling on the top level.
Leganes is a 30-minute drive from central Madrid. The big club is crowded with ideas and events and marketing, but the biggest impact is the mascot “SUPER PEPINO”. When translated into Japanese, "Super Cucumber". Although it looks as it is, it welcomes reporters with a big smile and is very popular for its comical movement. Everything was once retired (the reason is unknown), but it was revived at the start of last season. The taste of creating such a topic is unique to them.
The reality that is being utilized in the big club
Next we headed to Getafe, which is also close to the center of Madrid. It is famous for the fact that Mt. Shibasaki (now Deportivo La Coruna) was enrolled, but this season is gradually gaining presence, such as participating in the European League.
Getafe club officials taught me more realistic management. Ticket sales for Barcelona and Real Madrid are “crazy”. The important thing is other games. Revenue increases include the increase in broadcasting rights fees for the entire league and the large amount resulting from the distribution.
However, there were also questions that were distracted by club officials who spoke daringly. It is about the European Super League, where the concept is heard. For clubs like them, changing the priority of big clubs directly affects management. “If it happens, it is possible that the participating clubs will give up the 2nd team (to the domestic league). What will the domestic league do? The respondents replied, carefully choosing words.
Leganes and Getafe are trying to show their unique presence in big clubs such as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. On the other hand, there is certainly a reality that is made use of by big clubs and the global value they generate.
The last day of the day was a stadium tour of Santiago Bernabeu, home of Real Madrid. There may have been a relationship with Leganes and Getafe, or the result was overwhelmed by the scale of a global big club. The stadium tour is a great success. Countless trophies and special exhibitions of many Baron Dorers that were created. And above all, the stadium that accommodates 80,000 people was huge, and it took more than an hour to finish viewing the audience seats, VIP seats and locker room. This historic stadium is in the midst of large-scale construction with the goal of completing the renovation in 2020. Next year, an avant-garde stadium will be born.
”I saw a difference in scale that I couldn't imagine in the same league in these two days ” .
However, after leaving Real Madrid's stadium, I would like to greatly agree with what the Indonesian reporter had tweeted.