Real Madrid demand La Liga president resign over Goebbels comparison
Javier Tebas accuses Madrid of ‘propaganda techniques’
TL;DR
- Real Madrid is demanding the resignation of La Liga president Javier Tebas.
- Tebas accused Real Madrid of using propaganda techniques similar to those of Nazi Germany's Joseph Goebbels in their criticism of referees.
- Real Madrid stated that Tebas's conduct shows a lack of neutrality and impartiality, making him unfit for his institutional responsibilities.
- The club reiterated complaints that Tebas has not adequately addressed the judicial probe into Barcelona's alleged payments to an official on the refereeing committee.
- Separately, Spain's football federation is taking its case to the court of arbitration for sport after Fifa rejected its appeal against sanctions for Islamophobic chants by supporters.