Women allowed into Supercopa de Espana without restrictions on clothing or seating Supercopa de Espana RFEF and Saudi Arabia reach agreement

It's been common knowledge for some time that the plan of the Spanish Football Federation was to take the traditional Supercopa de Espana clash to Saudi Arabia.

One particular issue was holding up an official deal, but women will now be permitted into the stadium without restrictions on clothing and seating.

Jeddah will play host to the season opener in 2020, however there was a lot of opposition to the move within Spain due to the aforementioned issues surrounding women.

With Saudi Arabia's contrasting culture to much of the Western world, there were concerns that women wouldn't be treated equally with regards to the match. Many laws are in place in the Arab country which prevent women from enjoying the same privileges and freedom as men.

Despite having not initially thought to have been on the table, the RFEF fought their corner and eventually Saudi Arabian authorities acquiesced and allowed women entrance to the stadium for the fixture.

They will also be allowed to sit in any area where they have a legitimate ticket and will be permitted to wear whatever items of clothing they wish.

As part of the ongoing partnership signed between the RFEF and the General Sport Authority of Saudi Arabia, there are plans to develop the women's league system in the country.

There have also been discussions over the introduction of a women's national team, with Spain willing to face them in a friendly match.

This agreement has been signed for three years, although the RFEF had several offers to take the Supercopa de Espana to other countries, they just felt the small flight time to the Arab country and minimal jet lag were deciding factors.

UEFA's president, Alexander Ceferin, had previously sent a memo to all member governing bodies requesting that they don't hold domestic competitions in Saudi Arabia and countries with similar human right problems, yet the RFEF have ignored such advice.

The value of ignoring UEFA's president is believed to be in excess of 40 million euros per year for the federation, much of which will be pumped back into grassroots football in Spain.