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Spanish government initiates action against Tebas over Real Madrid TV comments

The Spanish Consejo Superior de Deportes (National Sports Council) has submitted a formal complaint to the Administrative Tribunal for Sport (TAD) regarding Javier Tebas’ comments about Real Madrid TV where he likened Real Madrid TV’s approach to the propaganda tactics…

By Lucas Navarrete · Managing Madrid

Published: Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 2:44 PM

Key Things to Know

Spain's National Sports Council filed a complaint against Javier Tebas over comments regarding Real Madrid TV.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas compared Real Madrid's communication strategies to Nazi Germany's propaganda mechanisms.
Secretary of State for Sport Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes signed the 16-page petition to the sports tribunal.

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Spain's National Sports Council has submitted a formal complaint to the Administrative Tribunal for Sport against LaLiga president Javier Tebas. The action comes after Tebas published an October 16 social media post comparing Real Madrid TV's communication strategies to the propaganda methods used by Nazi Germany's Joseph Goebbels.

The 16-page proposal, signed by Secretary of State for Sport Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes, asks the tribunal to determine if Tebas violated sports dignity laws. The council cited regulations that classify notorious public acts violating sporting dignity or decorum as serious offenses.

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