Real Madrid Rips LaLiga Chief Tebas Over Refereeing Remarks

Real Madrid issued a statement attacking LaLiga president Javier Tebas and urging that the league be led with neutrality.

Real Madrid has published an official statement sharply criticizing LaLiga president Javier Tebas. The club called it intolerable that Tebas uses his position to repeatedly discredit and attack the institution.

The dispute was triggered by Tebas's remarks about Real Madrid's complaints regarding refereeing in the Madrid derby. Tebas said that when it is not one issue it is another, adding that all clubs can be officiated by international and non-international referees and that no one is entitled to tailor-made refereeing.

In its statement, Real Madrid described the league president's intervention as especially serious, incomprehensible, utterly absurd, and irresponsible for an executive. The club framed the episode as part of a broader pattern, saying it is surprising that Tebas devotes his time and personal channels to publicly discrediting the club.

Real Madrid urged urgently that the competition be run by a leader with the basic duty of neutrality, noting that the LaLiga president is not the competition's owner but an administrator serving the clubs. The club did not detail any next steps.

The strained relationship between Real Madrid and Tebas has lasted for years, and this statement marks another chapter. It remains unclear whether the LaLiga president will respond publicly.