CSD refers LaLiga's Javier Tebas to tribunal over comments

Spain’s Higher Sports Council (CSD) has referred LaLiga president Javier Tebas to the Sports Administrative Court (TAD) following his controversial remarks comparing Real Madrid’s communication strategy to the propaganda methods of Joseph Goebbels, the former Nazi propaganda minister. The CSD announced on October 22 that it submitted a request for the TAD to evaluate whether Tebas’s comments, made in a social media post on October 16, could constitute a breach of Spanish sports regulations regarding conduct that undermines sporting dignity and decorum.

Real Madrid has demanded Tebas’s resignation from both his LaLiga presidency and his role as vice-president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). The CSD emphasized that its intervention is independent and aims to uphold the values of respect and fair play in sports.

The tribunal will determine if Tebas's statements warrant disciplinary proceedings under Article 76.4.b of Spain’s Sports Law 10/1990, which addresses public acts undermining sporting dignity.