The ongoing volley of assaults and accusations between Barcelona and La Liga president Javier Tebas exhibits no indicators of abating.
The newest salvo, which erupted on Monday, noticed the Catalan membership vehemently demanding the fast resignation of Teba following a report alleging that the league had furnished false proof in opposition to Barcelona within the refereeing scandal that ensnared the membership.
Tebas had already claimed the report by La Vanguardia newspaper was deceptive and carried incorrect assumptions, nevertheless it was sufficient to reignite the vendetta between the 2 sides.
“It is not the first time that the president of La Liga has used the media weapons at his disposal to damage FC Barcelona,” the membership mentioned in an announcement. “Unlike his usual nonsense, we could never have imagined he could try to incriminate our club with false evidence.”
Barcelona mentioned the article printed by La Vanguardia “is of such gravity that it should put all the clubs in La Liga on alert, given that it talks of practices which are in no way consistent with the job” of league president.
“If only for this fact, that of giving himself powers that do not belong to him, although also for reasons of dignity and respect for the presidency of La Liga, Mr. Tebas should resign from his post,” the membership mentioned. “Nevertheless, aware of his obsession with persecuting FC Barcelona and showing his constant averse and manifest dislike of our club, we understand that the current La Liga president will persist in his efforts to keep damaging our club.”
Tebas requested for a correction by the newspaper, saying the article “includes assertions and erroneous information” which “seriously damage my honor” and “the image” of the Spanish league.
“While the headline is grossly misleading, the Vanguardia article states that La Liga explicitly does not seek to speculate nor accuse anyone with the documentation provided,” the league mentioned.
Barcelona has claimed to be “the victim of a media campaign for events that never took place: Barça has never paid referees.”
Barcelona has been underneath scrutiny because it grew to become public that the membership paid hundreds of thousands of {dollars} for years to an organization that belonged to the vp of the nation’s refereeing committee.
The membership has denied wrongdoing, saying the funds have been for less than technical reviews, to not affect refereeing choices.
“This harassment involves a group of media outlets and opinion writers with varying degrees of intent and with La Liga fanning the flames behind the scenes against our club, with contributions from its president who has only gone in one direction: Trying to condemn us in the public’s eyes before the facts have been judged,” Barcelona mentioned.
Tebas has known as for the resignation of Barcelona president Joan Laporta if he didn’t adequately clarify the membership’s funds to the refereeing committee official.
Barcelona has additionally been at odds with the league over the registration of playmaker Gavi into the primary squad amid disagreement over the membership’s wage cap imposed by the league.
Tebas, through the years, has additionally had spats with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
