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Real Madrid’s complaint over La Liga chief’s Nazi slant sent to tribunal

Real Madrid’s complaint over La Liga chief’s Nazi slant sent to tribunal

Summary

Spain’s National Sports Council has asked the country’s sports tribunal to decide if La Liga President Javier Tebas broke the law by comparing Real Madrid’s communication methods to Nazi propaganda. Tebas made the comment on social media after criticizing Real Madrid’s TV channel for accusing referees of bias, leading Real Madrid to demand his resignation.

Key Facts

  • Javier Tebas is the President of La Liga, Spain’s top football league.
  • Tebas compared Real Madrid’s media tactics to those used by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
  • The National Sports Council (CSD) referred Tebas’s comment to the Administrative Court for Sport (TAD) for review.
  • The court will decide if Tebas’s words break Spain’s 1990 Sports Law about protecting sporting dignity.
  • Real Madrid’s in-house TV channel frequently accuses referees of trying to stop the club from winning.
  • Tebas clarified he meant the propaganda techniques, not Nazi ideology itself.
  • Real Madrid has called for Tebas to resign over his comments.
  • Tebas questioned why Real Madrid’s own accusations against referees don’t harm sporting dignity.
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