Madrid demands La Liga president resigns after comparing attacks on referees with Nazi propaganda
Real Madrid has demanded the resignation of La Liga president Javier Tebas after he compared the club's criticism of referees to Nazi propaganda techniques. The club labeled Tebas's comments as a 'scourge' for Spanish football and a sign of his lack of neutrality.
Why it matters
The public feud between a major global football club and the league's governing body highlights ongoing tensions regarding refereeing transparency and institutional leadership.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid has again demanded the resignation of the president of La Liga after he compared the club's efforts to discredit referees with the propaganda techniques of the German Nazi regime.
Javier Tebas lashed out at Madrid on Friday on social media with a long post that criticized how its club television channel says referees hurt its chances of winning.
The channel regularly runs reels of what it considers gross errors by match officials who are set to work upcoming games for the 15-time European champion.
Tebas compared the tactic with those of Joseph Goebbels, the minister of propaganda in World War II Nazi Germany.
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