La Liga: Commercialization and International Stars (1985–2015)

1. Spain’s Sports Law pushes clubs toward corporatization

   Oct 15, 1990Labels: Law 10, SADs

   • CSD
   • SAD

2. Champions League era accelerates football’s TV economy

   Sep 16, 1992Labels: UEFA Champions

   • UEFA
   • UCL 1992 93

3. Bosman ruling expands EU player movement

   Dec 15, 1995Labels: Bosman ruling

   • Bosman
   • Columbia JEL

4. Ronaldo joins Barcelona in record deal

   Jul 17, 1996Labels: Ronaldo 1996, FC Barcelona

   • Ronaldo

5. Real Betis signs Denílson for world record fee

   Jan 1, 1998Labels: Den lson, Real Betis

   • UEFA

6. Figo moves to Real Madrid and ignites “Galácticos” era

   Jul 1, 2000Labels: Lu s, Real Madrid

   • Figo
   • Independent

7. Zidane joins Real Madrid in another record transfer

   Jul 10, 2001Labels: Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid

   • LA Times
   • Independent

8. Beckham signs for Real Madrid, boosting global marketing

   Jul 1, 2003Labels: David Beckham, Real Madrid

   • Beckham

9. Ronaldinho joins Barcelona and helps re-globalize the league

   Jul 20, 2003Labels: Ronaldinho, FC Barcelona

   • UEFA
   • FC Barcelona

10. La Liga adopts title sponsorship with BBVA

    Aug 1, 2008Labels: Liga BBVA, title-sponsorship

    • LNFP

11. Javier Tebas begins presidency amid rights and revenue debates

    Apr 26, 2013Labels: Javier Tebas, LFP

    • Tebas

12. Neymar signs with Barcelona, extending the star era

    Jun 3, 2013Labels: Neymar, FC Barcelona

    • FOX Sports
    • BarcaBlaugranes

13. Spain mandates centralized sale of audiovisual rights

    May 1, 2015Labels: Royal Decree-Law, centralized-rights

    • LaLiga