Tebas accuses Real Madrid of trying to destroy LaLiga with a distorted narrative

The tension between Javier Tebas and Real Madrid has entered a new chapter, and the tone has only escalated. After the Spanish club released an official statement demanding his resignation for comparing Real Madrid TV to Joseph Goebbels' propaganda machine, the LaLiga president hit back with a lengthy post on X. In it he rejects the accusations, defends his independence at the helm of the league and delivers a blunt conclusion: Real Madrid is trying to destroy the national competition.

• Tebas says he has lost count of the times Real Madrid's directors have called for his resignation or tried to disqualify him over thirteen years.
• The LaLiga president argues that his role demands independence, not passivity in the face of Real Madrid TV's attacks.
• He stresses that LaLiga acted from the very beginning in the Negreira case and asks what changed at Real Madrid after Barcelona broke with the Super League.
• He accuses the club of putting people in the crosshairs and confusing criticism of its directors with attacks on the club and its fans.
• He calls on Real Madrid to deny reports attributed to club sources and to publish all data on requested fixture changes.

Tebas hits back at Real Madrid's official statement

The LaLiga president began his post by recalling that Madrid's directors have repeatedly tried to remove him from his position. Complaints to the CSD, criminal lawsuits and demands for his disqualification have been, in his view, a constant for more than a decade. Even so, he insists that what never arrives are the answers.

They confuse neutrality with independence. My role demands independence, not passivity in the face of injustice or silence before the continuous, disproportionate and insulting attack by Real Madrid TV and its mouthpieces on our competition.

Tebas stresses that the president of LaLiga has an obligation to defend the competition, including against Real Madrid's own directors. In his opinion, the club is not seeking neutrality, but a submissive attitude that the league is not willing to offer.

The Negreira case and suspicions of a shift in attitude

One of the longest sections of the response focuses on the Negreira case. Tebas insists that LaLiga acted from the first moment and rejects the claim that it was passive, arguing that repeating the accusation does not make it true. He also turns the spotlight on Real Madrid and Florentino Pérez.

The executive recalls that the Madrid president remained for months in the management bodies of the Spanish football federation and that his resignation from the Gestora was submitted on October 30, 2023, the same day as Joan Laporta's. He also cites an answer from Florentino Pérez at the General Assembly on November 24, 2024: "Barça and Madrid have to help each other." He then added: "Why would we get angry?"

From there, Tebas poses the questions he sees as uncomfortable. Why does the escalation coincide with Barcelona's break from the Super League? Did the seriousness of the facts change, or did the interests change? Where was Real Madrid TV's outrage before? They are questions meant to point to a strategic motive rather than genuine concern about refereeing.

The accusation of seeking to destroy LaLiga

The president's conclusion is blunt. In his view, Real Madrid is trying to destroy the national competition through a distorted narrative spread by its media outlets and spokespeople.

They call it regeneration while attacking the prestige of the competition they play in.

Tebas believes that what the club has not achieved with the Super League it is now attempting through a narrative of discredit. On refereeing reform he admits progress has been made and that work remains, and he acknowledges he would have liked to move faster and further. He notes, however, that institutions cannot bend to Real Madrid's wishes according to their mood, their sporting situation or their relationship with Barça at any given moment.

Calls for denials and an accusation of intimidation

The post closes with a series of demands. Tebas urges Real Madrid to deny, if false, the comparison between him and Negreira attributed to club sources. He also asks the club to refute the claim that LaLiga harms Real Madrid through scheduling.

The president also demands that all data be published: how many changes of day and time the club has requested, how many have been granted and how many sought to fit the calendar around events at the Bernabéu. In his view, the accepted requests count too, even if they spoil the story.

Tebas ends by denouncing a pattern of intimidation. He mentions the calls for his resignation, his disqualification and even his social "death," and recalls a phrase he attributes to someone: "I will turn the entire Real Madrid fanbase against you and you won't be able to walk down the street." His conclusion is that all of this has a name: intimidation. And wrapping it in an official statement does not turn it into regeneration.

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