TAD also plans to charge Javier Tebas and CSD to suspend him | Relief
“What has happened so far is nothing…most of it is still missing.”. This phrase is voiced by sources very well connected with the purely institutional part of football and the government. They slide on it in an unprecedented crisis in the industry: The Administrative Court for Sport (TAD) is pursuing a “very serious” case against Pedro Rocha, possible FIFA intervention in the affairs of the Spanish Football Federation – with the possibility of suspending the entire RFEF Governing Commission at the top of the table and the Territories divided – demands that Spain must make Big Book for a candidacy for the 2030 World Cup… And all this taking into account the fact that the Eurocup and the Games are just around the corner, and in football there is no one at the wheel.
Therefore, as many note, the strongest are yet to come. sharks, makes you think And what’s the most powerful thing? Well, TAD doesn’t seem to have served its purpose: Relevo consulted several very reliable sources They are beginning to assume that tomorrow or next Thursday at the latest they will open another disciplinary case, also very serious, against Javier Tebas after a complaint from Real Madrid. that they recently received. That is, doublet Government: submit and disqualify the highest scorer of the RFEF, and a week later of La Liga.
And this is not the only one: On the pitch at the Santiago Bernabeu in the last few games, rumors have also spread like wildfire: “Tebas will soon be suspended.”. With quite surprising power and security, considering how opaque TADs usually are and how difficult it is to communicate with them. Even the Supreme Sports Council itself, which usually has to wait until their decisions remain in the official register of the institution, to know them. This did not go unnoticed by Tebas himself, who these days was critical of what was happening in this sector of the stadium: “Florentino has too much power and influence and that is not good for Spanish sport. I defend myself as best I can. They talk about power and influence, the photo of the box against Manchester City says it all. I didn’t see this photo at the Metropolitano. I don’t care whether the government is from PP, PSOE or Esquerra, Florentino is transversal.”
Another focus in which yesterday it seemed easy to handle this information is in the federal environment of the territories.. Relationship between barons relations with Rocha and La Liga are now closer than ever, especially given the public and judicial advocacy that the president of the employers’ association is making these days, and yesterday possible tsunami institutional, which seems to be yet to come.
Where did this come from
The complaint that starts it all was born at Real Madrid and felt discriminated against when LaLiga reached an agreement with CVC. which the fund will invest almost 2 billion euros in the development of national football and which the clubs will return over the next 50 years. Particularly with the Assembly in December 2021, at which everything was decided and for which they did not feel properly called and not sufficiently informed in advance. All clubs except Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic and Ibiza have signed the above-mentioned agreement.
In addition, the Madrid club includes in its complaint his exclusion and Barcelona’s exclusion (who eventually stopped fighting for it) body that controls television rights Spanish football, breaking the rules they set. This issue has already been discussed several times in different courts, almost always with decisions in favor of La Liga. albeit with some necessary corrections in later Assemblies, in those points where Real Madrid were right. It seemed like it was really closed. But he was… far from it.
At the heart of the issue of the agreement with the CVC, LaLiga found judicial support in almost all the processes to which the white team pushed it, but the call of this Assembly and the way in which it was carried out are discussed. Now. The reasons for the disqualification of leaders at the highest level are found not only in major disagreements, but also in other details. This happened, for example, to Angel Maria Villar, former president of the RFEF, because of a simple tweet.
In the full “explosion” of the Super League
This was the context at the time. Real Madrid and Barcelona were working hard on the Super League project., clashing with the rest of the professional clubs and in the same way generating distrust due to possible unfair competition: the two big clubs sought to compete in the television rights market (in which the supposed Super League, Champions League, other leagues would be ….) against their own competitors . But having all the data from both. Hence the possible initial exclusion of television control bodies.
This issue is not new: it has already been addressed in court, and in most cases the result was in favor of the employers’ association chaired by Tebas. Regarding the call, La Liga previously held informal talks with several clubs. This possible error was later corrected at the subsequent Assembly in 2022, although it seems clear that this was not enough for Real Madri.d.
“I am surprised that they filed a complaint now because the Supreme Sports Council has already stated that the verdict was not final and, moreover, it was later corrected at a subsequent meeting. I’m not worried but hey “Madrid has long wanted to remove me from the presidency for civil, criminal or administrative reasons,” Tebas himself explained in Seville last week.
RFEF along with Rocha withdrew from the case
In fact, in this process, the RFEF initially positioned itself against La Liga and the clubs and in favor of Real Madrid. It was Luis Rubiales’ decision. Without him and with Pedro Rocha as President of the Management Company, they decided withdraw from the CVC case, withdrawing support from Madrid, which is non-negotiable until then. “It’s about choosing an enemy: them or Real Madrid,” they said barons, at the meeting at which it was decided. On March 24, the court once again denied them cause, and for the third time they asked, but were refused, to take precautions to paralyze the agreement that the group chaired by Florentino Pérez was discussing.
A week after this result, the government (via CSD) lodged Real’s complaint with the TAD. on the irregular convening of the 2021 Assembly, which gave the green light to the CVC. And it is because of this complaint that much of the football industry is now beginning to believe that “the best is yet to come.”
The Sports Administrative Court usually meets on Thursday afternoons, sometimes electronically, so we will have to keep a close eye on what happens tomorrow. Depending on what they decide to report or filter, it won’t be known until later that night or Friday. if they decide to bring a “very serious” case against Javier Tebas, this will be the first step towards his suspension… and his possible disqualification later. Although they are not obliged to make a decision now (there is no deadline), so they could postpone the decision and even archive the case. Everything is possible. But the general feeling, no matter where you ask, is that something is cooking.
The process is the same as with Pedro Rocha: after the TAD opens a “very serious” case, the CSD studies it and decides whether or not to convene a board of directors. If yes, then they have 48 hours to meet and decide whether to suspend him out of an abundance of caution or not, it will take until the TAD file is resolved (this could take months).
If the rumors emanating from several of the most powerful institutions in the world of national sport are confirmed, an unprecedented situation could arise in which both the RFEF and La Liga their senior leaders in disqualification proceedings, with all that this entails. The decision, whatever it may be, will come in the coming days. The curious thing about this case is the confidence with which all the reputable sources seem to carry themselves in the face of a TAD meeting that has not yet taken place.