CSL's Spanish sojourn serves lessons in La Liga

La Liga's head of international development, Oscar Mayo, stressed that one of the organization's goals was to use its 75 years of history to help other competitions develop and expand.

"Through our experience in Spain and abroad, we can offer advice on competition, safety, pitch maintenance and more, and at the same time, learn from the best practices of clubs in different countries," Mayo said.

La Liga's vice general manager for China, Zhang Le, highlighted the benefits of the visit for CSL clubs.

"We understand this visit is a mutual learning process, because Chinese football has its own characteristics and the Spanish league has a much longer history and is therefore much more established. Through this exchange, the two sides can learn a lot from each other."

The visit was also an opportunity for Spanish clubs to forge closer connections with the lucrative Chinese market.

"I am very surprised to see how much Chinese clubs have improved in such a short period of time," said Shao Xinyi, manager of business development in China for La Liga club Valencia. "This shows the rapid process of the professionalization of Chinese soccer."

Xinhua