La Liga president launches scathing attack on the Club World Cup

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·07 de julho de 2025

La Liga president launches scathing attack on the Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup continues to stir up controversy. After Jamal Musiala’s serious injury and repeated criticism over an overloaded calendar, it is now Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, who is firing heavy shots at the tournament.

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On his X account (formerly Twitter), the Spanish executive pulled no punches:

A total fiasco for the Club World Cup. Players and leagues are against it, schedules are wrecked, and the professional football ecosystem is severely damaged.

🗣️❗️𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Javier Tebas (La Liga president) on the Club World Cup: "It is a complete fiasco. The players and leagues are against it. Schedules are wrecked, and the professional football ecosystem is severly damaged."
– domingo, 6 de julho de 2025

Tebas goes even further, criticizing FIFA's ticketing policy:

To top it all off: ticket prices are slashed to fill the stadiums, while tax issues arise for players and clubs.

🚨🏆 Club World Cup semi finals: Chelsea-Fluminense and PSG-Real Madrid.
– sábado, 5 de julho de 2025

In a barely veiled jab at FIFA president Gianni Infantino, he concludes sarcastically:

And yet, some still dare to claim it’s a resounding success and the future of football. May God protect us from these ‘enlightened’ ones, I beg you.

Un auténtico despropósito de Mundial de Clubes: jugadores y ligas en contra, calendarios destrozados y un ecosistema del fútbol profesional gravemente dañado, con cientos de miles de empleados afectados. Sobre los ingresos televisivos y los patrocinios ya está todo dicho, algunos
– domingo, 6 de julho de 2025