Key facts
- Real Madrid will not participate in a 55 million euro investment deal for Spain's women's soccer league.
- The club stated the agreement does not align with its model for women's football growth, emphasizing sustainability and autonomy.
- The deal involves private investors receiving a percentage of future commercial revenues until 2051.
- Participating clubs will receive 40 million euros collectively but forfeit a percentage of revenues for 25 years.
- Real Madrid believes the agreement's long-term impact should consider clubs joining the league in the future.
- A quarter of the league's clubs also chose not to join the initiative.
Real Madrid has announced it will not participate in a significant investment agreement for Spain's women's soccer league, Liga F. The club stated that the deal, which involves former NBA player Pau Gasol's Gasol16 Ventures and Fortified Partners, does not align with its vision for the sustainable and transparent growth of women's football.
The agreement, valued at 55 million euros ($62.6 million) and ratified by the clubs, aims to inject private capital into the competition over the next four seasons. Under the terms, private investors will receive a percentage of the league's future commercial revenues until June 2051. Participating clubs are set to receive 40 million euros collectively, but in return, they will forfeit a portion of their revenues for 25 years.
Real Madrid expressed respect for the decisions of clubs that chose to join the initiative but emphasized that such voluntary agreements should not create disparities. The club also voiced concerns that the long-term economic and governance structure of the deal would bind future league participants without their involvement or benefit from the initial funding.
Approximately a quarter of the clubs participating in Liga F also decided against joining the investment agreement.