Tebas’s Goebbels Comparison Is Latest Escalation in His Real Madrid Feud
The LaLiga president continues to stand by the analogy.
On Friday, LaLiga president Javier Tebas sparked outrage by comparing Real Madrid's management to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. The Spanish soccer world erupted in response to Tebas's statement, which targeted two journalists, Tomás González Martín and Jesús Urdiola, who write for El Debate and allegedly support Real Madrid's leadership.
Tebas accused the journalists of being part of an "orchestra of mouthpieces" directed by Madrid, with Real Madrid TV being the most prominent. Tebas elaborated, "That method recalls propaganda mechanisms exploited by Goebbels, Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda: systematic repetition, construction of an enemy, and subordination of facts to the narrative."
However, Real Madrid swiftly responded with an extensive statement, demanding Tebas's resignation and defending its claims about Tebas's handling of the Negreira case. Since then, both sides have intensified the dispute, with Tebas further emphasizing that his analogy referred to tactics rather than ideology. Meanwhile, Madrid released a second statement, claiming that the international press is outraged by Tebas's words and calling for his resignation.
Despite Tebas's steadfast support for his comparison with Goebbels, his long-standing feud with Real Madrid's president Florentino Pérez adds context to this latest escalation.
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