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EXCLUSIVE: LaLiga terminates media rights deal with China’s Super Sports Media

Wu Lei of Espanyol during a LaLiga match against Granada, May 2022. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Spanish football's LaLiga is terminating its digital media rights agreement in China with sports marketing company Super Sports Media due to missed rights fee payments, SportBusiness understands.

LaLiga is understood to be taking legal action in both China and Spain against Super Sports Media over the matter. The league is also approaching the Chinese market to sell its digital rights from 2022-23 onwards.

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