Soccer-Real Madrid demand resignation of LaLiga chief after Nazi propaganda comparison

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MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Real Madrid demanded ⁠the resignation of LaLiga President Javier Tebas on Friday after he compared rhetoric from ⁠the club's managementto the propaganda methods used by the Nazi Party in Germany.

Tebas wrote ‌earlier on Friday on social media that "Real Madrid’s management directs an orchestra of mouthpieces and Real Madrid TV leads the singing."

The LaLigapresident was responding to articles by two journalists saying he andLaLiga were acting against Real's interests.

Tebas added that ​the authors in the El Debate newspaper were amplifying a ⁠message on behalf of Real's management.

Reuters has ⁠asked El Debate for comment.

Real Madrid's demand for Tebas to immediately resign deepens a feud between ⁠the ‌club and La Liga's chief.

Real in September called for a new LaLiga president in response to Tebas calling their complaints about refereeing decisions 'a smokescreen' for their shortcomings on the ⁠pitch.

Tebas on Friday criticised Real Madrid TV's coverage of officiating at ​their matches.

"Their score is always ‌the same: select the plays that suit them, repeat the grievance, feed the suspicion, ⁠and point fingers ​at the enemies," he wrote.

"That method recalls propaganda mechanisms used byGoebbels, Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda.

"The comparison is with those propaganda techniques, not with an ideology or, of course, with the Madridista fanbase," added LaLiga's president.

REAL ⁠DEMAND TEBAS RESIGNATION

Real Madrid released a statement later on Friday ​demanding that Tebas resign from his positions as LaLiga chief and vice-president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

The statement called it "intolerable and extraordinarily serious" that Tebas used "a comparison with the propaganda methods of the ⁠Nazi regime to discredit our club, its management and its television.

"Tebas' repeated conduct demonstrates a lack of neutrality, respect and impartiality incompatible with his institutional responsibilities," said Real.

"It is unacceptable that he even takes advantage of questions, information or opinions from journalists unrelated to the club to direct his ​accusations at us, attributing to us actions of third parties for ⁠which we bear no responsibility."

The 64-year-old Tebas, who is elected by the 42 professional clubs in Spain's ​top two tiers, has beenLaLiga president since 2013. In 2023, ‌he was reelected unopposed until 2027.

Real Madrid's statement ​came hours afterLaLiga confirmed that they are one of the six clubs that will sit on the league's Executive Committee this season.

(Reporting by Ruairidh Barlow; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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马德里，10 月 16 日（路透社）——皇家马德里俱乐部周五要求西甲主席哈维尔·特巴斯辞职，此前他将俱乐部管理层的言论比作纳粹党在德国使用的宣传手段。

特巴斯周五早些时候在社交媒体上写道：“皇家马德里的管理层指挥着一支由发言人组成的交响乐团，而皇家马德里电视台则领唱。”

西甲主席此番回应是针对两位记者的文章，文章称他和西甲联赛的行为损害了皇马的利益。

Tebas补充说，《辩论报》的作者们是在代表皇家马德里管理层传递信息。

路透社已向《辩论报》征求意见。

皇家马德里要求特巴斯立即辞职，这加深了俱乐部与西甲主席之间的不和。

9 月份，皇家马德里呼吁更换西甲主席，此前特巴斯称他们对裁判判罚的抱怨是“掩盖他们在球场上表现不足的烟幕弹”。

特巴斯周五批评了皇家马德里电视台对其比赛裁判的报道。

“他们的伎俩总是千篇一律：选择对自己有利的剧本，重复抱怨，煽动猜疑，并指责敌人，”他写道。

“这种方法让人想起纳粹德国宣传部长戈培尔使用的宣传机制。”

“这里指的是那些宣传手段，而不是某种意识形态，当然也不是马德里球迷群体，”西甲主席补充道。

真正要求特巴斯辞职

皇家马德里周五晚些时候发表声明，要求特巴斯辞去西甲主席和西班牙皇家足球协会副主席的职务。

声明称，特巴斯“将我们的俱乐部、管理层和电视台与纳粹政权的宣传手段相提并论，这是“不可容忍且极其严重的”。

“特巴斯的屡次行为表明他缺乏中立、尊重和公正，这与他作为机构成员的职责不符，”雷亚尔说。

“他甚至利用与俱乐部无关的记者提出的问题、提供的信息或发表的观点来指责我们，将我们不应承担责任的第三方行为归咎于我们，这是不可接受的。”

现年 64 岁的特巴斯由西班牙顶级联赛和次级联赛的 42 家职业俱乐部选举产生，自 2013 年以来一直担任西甲主席。2023 年，他再次当选，任期至 2027 年。

在西甲联赛确认皇家马德里是本赛季联赛执行委员会的六家成员俱乐部之一后几个小时，皇家马德里发表了声明。

（Ruairidh Barlow 报道；Ken Ferris 编辑）

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