Real Madrid calls for resignation of La Liga president Javier Tebas after he compares club’s media strategy to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels

Madrid and Tebas, who have spent weeks feuding, escalated things on Friday.

By Kari Anderson · Yahoo

Published: Friday, 16 October 2026 at 10:32 PM

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Real Madrid demanded the immediate resignation of La Liga president Javier Tebas following his Nazi propaganda comparison.
Javier Tebas compared Real Madrid TV's criticism of match referees to the methods of Joseph Goebbels.
Tebas later clarified that his comparison referred strictly to propaganda techniques rather than Nazi ideology.

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Real Madrid called for the immediate resignation of La Liga president Javier Tebas on Friday following controversial comments he made on social media. The dispute escalated after Tebas compared the media strategy of Real Madrid TV, particularly regarding its criticism of referees, to the propaganda methods used by Nazi minister Joseph Goebbels.

Tebas later clarified that his remarks referenced propaganda techniques rather than Nazi ideology itself. In addition to Real Madrid issuing an official statement condemning the remarks, Spain's National Sports Council is reportedly considering an intervention into the matter.

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