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Spanish Sports Council weighs Tebas' dismissal after Nazi comparison
October 19, 2026 at 06:59 PM
Spain's sports authority is studying action against La Liga president Javier Tebas after he likened Real Madrid's referee criticism to Nazi propaganda.
- Tebas compared Real Madrid's anti-referee campaigns to Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels' methods of systematic repetition and subjugating facts to the narrative.
- Real Madrid demanded Tebas' immediate removal from the league presidency and his federation post, describing his remarks as extremely serious.
- The Spanish Sports Council is weighing measures against Tebas, with the case before its legal department pending a formal complaint to the Administrative Court of Sport.
- Fans at the Santiago Bernabeu during Sunday's Sevilla match chanted for Tebas to leave and raised a banner reading "This is not football; it's Tebas and Negreira."


