Javier Tebas was quick to respond to Real Madrid’s statement following the withdrawal of the FIFA Forward Enterprise project. The president of LaLiga strongly criticized the position of the Madrid club, believing that its speech on the protection of football and the fight against financialization lacked coherence. “The first part of Real Madrid’s press release is irreproachable: FIFA cannot unilaterally dispose of future football revenues without consulting the clubs, who are the ones who bear their costs and risks”Tebas first recognizes before questioning the timing of this speech and the supposed links with certain financial players. “By the way, why did he take so long to respond? What was Anas doing in New York during the week of the finale? And would it be a coincidence that, it seems, JP Morgan is also involved in this operation, as has already happened with the Superliga? »
The LaLiga boss then attacked the comparison made by Real Madrid with the agreement reached between LaLiga and CVC. “From the first paragraph, Real Madrid rebuilds its narrative around CVC. The operation was voluntary: each club decided freely whether to join. Real Madrid did not do it, it is not linked and has not committed a single euro of its income. It was a decision adopted by a large majority of clubs, precisely in exercise of the autonomy that the press release itself says it defends.he writes. Tebas then accuses the Madrid club of defending a different vision depending on the situation. “The doctrine seems simple: when Real Madrid decides freely, it is modernization and financial strategy; when the other clubs decide it freely, it’s a mortgage”before concluding with a direct attack against the Merengue institution. “The not so superior being” no longer has much credibility to give lessons on the future of football. Do you remember when the Superliga came to save us because football was ruined? What a vision”*
