Javier Tebas charges against FIFA and UEFA for excluding the leagues in decision making

Published:20/11/2024 - 21:40h

Updated:21/11/2024 - 02:31h

Javier Tebas criticized FIFA and UEFA during the Social Football Summit being held in Italy. The LaLiga president believes that both organizations act arbitrarily

The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, traveled to Rome this week to participate in the Social Football Summit, an event where he took advantage of his role as main interlocutor to criticize FIFA and UEFA for their latest decisions related to the 2025 Club World Cup and the European Club Association (ECA), respectively.

"It's been 20 days since a FIFA circular related to the Club World Cup arrived, extending the player incorporation period from June 1 to June 10, but they haven't asked anyone. They haven't made an agreement with the leagues or the teams." player unions nothing," the LaLiga president began by saying.

In that sense, he also criticized UEFA for a decision that he considers contradictory. "UEFA has also just stated that it only recognizes the ECA as an association in Europe. How is that? But if they have told you not to do these things... Well, they do them," said the president of the association.

Tebas also stood up again against the Super League and piracy

On the other hand, Tebas also criticized the Super League model again, a tournament that he considers "the most disastrous thing that has been planned for European football", in addition to leaving a blow to the CEO of the tournament (Bernd Reichart) whom he still They support FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. For the president of LaLiga, it is absurd that, more than three years after its presentation, there is still nothing defined about its format or calendar.

In this regard, he made clear the need to maintain the football ecosystem as it is. "We cannot destroy the current model because we run the risk of destroying the product of football. We still have to improve many things, but we must say it clearly: today it is not a model that can be discussed," said Tebas, who also spoke about piracy. in the world of football.

For the head of the Spanish First Division, the Anti-Piracy Law approved by the Italian Congress should be a reference for Spain and the rest of Europe. At the beginning of October, the Italian justice system allowed the implementation of the 'Piracy Shield', a platform that restricts access to IPTVS and other platforms that broadcast football online without a license.