Javier Tebas, president of LaLigawill sue Javier Gómez Matallanas y Miguel Garcia Cabaspokesman and deputy secretary of the Real spanish soccer federationrespectively, for “pointing out” Thebes himself as being responsible for a plot against Luis Rubialesmaximum president of the RFEF.
This was announced through an official statement. “I will file a lawsuit for libel and slander against Javier Gómez Matallanas, official spokesperson for the RFEF, for the insulting comments and slander made against me during his speech on the television programs Everything is a lie of Television Channel Four -on June 6, 2022-; the Ana Rosa Program of the Telecinco television network on June 7, 2022, and the official statement on June 6 issued and disseminated through the EFE news agency,” the statement said.
In addition, he stated that the lawsuit against García Caba, also for libel and slander, will be filed for the “slanderous” comments and the “slander made” in the interview published by okdaily on June 7, 2022.
“Although I have serious doubts that the statements of Miguel Garcia Caba have been carried out in full freedom and not under pressure from third parties,” he added.
Thebes He also made it clear that it is “absolutely false” that he is behind any plot against the president of the RFEF nor of the recordings published by El Confidencial. “That the interventions of both representatives of the RFEF accusing me of being behind these actions only respond to the interest of hiding the seriousness of the events that are being revealed in recent weeks,” added Tebas.
“That, in the event that, as Miguel García Caba reveals in the interview, he has in his possession the complete recording of the conversation on May 28, he delivers a copy to the courts as I have already requested. via burofax“, he added.
He also indicated that it is “unusual and embarrassing” that the deputy secretary of the Real spanish soccer federation secretly recorded a private meeting with the aim of using its content in a “biased and malicious way in a media”.
“That all the interactions I have had, both with Miguel García Caba and with other senior executives of the RFEFhave always been responding to a request from those interested who wanted to report irregularities and humiliating situations that occurred in the RFEF,” he said.
“That I have responded to these requests always with the understanding that it is my obligation, as a citizen and as the highest leader of LaLigaidentify this type of irregular actions and bring them to the attention of the competent authorities,” concluded the aforementioned statement.
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