Barcelona asks for the resignation of the president of LaLiga, Thebes
Club Barcelona demanded the resignation of the president of the LaLiga Association, Javier Tebas, who allegedly “made false accusations” in the investigation opened by the prosecution for allegedly paying a company to obtain information about the referees.
The headline of the Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia with the words “Thebes presented false evidence to the prosecution” sparked serious debates in the Spanish sports world. In the news, it was stated that Tebas, president of LaLiga Authority, “gave erroneous information” about the former presidents of the Barça club Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, accused in the framework of the investigation.
DESIRED REQUEST
In the official statement from Club Barcelona it was stated that “the seriousness of the information contained in the newspaper was taken into account, and there was deep discomfort, anger and boredom as a club”. Demanding Tebas to publicly pronounce on the matter or resign, Barcelona repeated the phrase “We have never bought a referee”, which they had already repeated on many occasions.
The president of LaLiga, in the message he published on his Twitter account, argued that the newspaper’s headline was wrong and stressed that they did not blame anyone in the letter they sent to the prosecutor. While there have been tensions between Club Barcelona and the LaLiga institution in recent years, fair play financial issues are known to exist with the European Super League project led by Real Madrid and the Catalan club.
LaLiga, which is strongly opposed to the European Super League project, also imposes restrictions on the transfers of the Catalan club due to financial problems.
NEGRIERA EVENT
In Spain, when the finance department was investigating DASNIL 95 SL, owned by former deputy referee of the Technical Board José María Enríquez Negreira, for alleged tax evasion, it was revealed that Barcelona paid this company a total of 7.3 million euros between 2001-2018.
Although the current administration in Barcelona denied all the accusations, the prosecution opened an investigation against Club Barcelona, with the exception of Negreira, against former presidents Jose Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, and two former directors, on charges of “corruption in sport “. , irregularity in the management of the club and issuance of false commercial documents”.
The disciplinary institutions of the Spanish Football Federation, FIFA and UEFA also decided to carry out an investigation into the complaints. (AA)