# Real Madrid demand La Liga president resign

> Real Madrid demands La Liga president Javier Tebas resign after comparing club's referee tactics to Nazi propaganda.
- Title: Real Madrid demand La Liga president resign · the Guardian
- Summary: Real Madrid demands La Liga president Javier Tebas resign after comparing club's referee tactics to Nazi propaganda. Real Madrid has demanded La Liga…
- Keywords: real madrid, javier tebas, la ligas, referees, nazi propaganda, football, spanish football, sports, Real, Madrid, demand, Liga
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/16/real-madrid-demand-resignation-la-liga-president-javier-tebas-goebbels-comparison
- Author: Agencies
- Published: 2026-10-16T15:55:46+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: real madrid, javier tebas, la ligas, referees, nazi propaganda, football, spanish football, sports
## Real Madrid demand resignation
Real Madrid has demanded La Liga president Javier Tebas resign after he compared the club's efforts to discredit referees with Nazi propaganda techniques.

> The executive of Real Madrid has an orchestra of mouthpieces and Real Madrid leads the way
## Tebas compares referee tactics to Nazi propaganda
Javier Tebas accused Real Madrid of using propaganda techniques similar to Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi minister of propaganda during World War II.

> Its script is always the same: select plays that favor it, repeat the alleged affront, increase suspicion and name enemies
## Madrid demands immediate resignation
Real Madrid demanded Tebas's immediate resignation after he criticized the club for attacking referees in a 2-1 loss to Atlético Madrid.

> Javier Tebas’s repeated conduct demonstrates a lack of neutrality, respect, and impartiality incompatible with his institutional responsibilities
## Tebas's neutrality questioned
Real Madrid claims Tebas lacks neutrality, respect, and impartiality, making him unfit to represent Spain's top clubs.

> His constant attacks on Real Madrid and those demanding transparency and regeneration represent, in our club’s view, a genuine scourge for Spanish football
## Fifa sanctions against Spain's football federation
Fifa fined Spain's football federation $20,000 for Islamophobic chants during a World Cup warm-up match against Egypt.

> If you don’t jump, you’re a Muslim
## Key takeaway

Real Madrid has demanded La Liga president Javier Tebas resign after accusing him of using Nazi propaganda comparisons to describe referee criticism.