The attack by Real Madrid player Fede Valverde on Villarreal footballer Alex Baena continues to provoke reactions. The last to rule on this was the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, who has described the incident as a "reprehensible action". "Provocation is a mitigation, never a justification," said the leader who hopes that the Anti-Violence Commission will rule: "The Anti-Violence Commission, as we expected, has entered ex officio and will be the one that has to impose the corresponding sanctions" .
Thebes has also returned to talk about the 'Negreira case' and recalled that on April 19 LaLiga has convened an Assembly in which this issue will be discussed: "We have been here for two seasons with the clubs' unease about arbitration, the VAR… most of the time we find out when it happens with a big team, but it also happens in many stadiums every weekend”. The president of LaLiga has referred to the enormous difference in the number of cards that are shown in the Premier and in the Spanish competition: "Our football is not more tricky as they try to make us believe," he says. “You have to reflect. The clubs pay for a service, to deliver justice in the matches. We also have to talk about other arbitration models as they exist in other countries, in England or Germany ”, he warned.
During a visit to the Sporting facilities, together with the president and largest shareholder of the Asturian club, Alejandro Irarragorri, he valued the investment of the Asturian club in the remodeling of the sports city of Mareo and El Molinón and he was "open ” to a future Asturian derby on Mexican soil. The Mexican businessman has announced a three-match tour in July - against Santos Laguna, Atlas and Atlético La Paz - along with an expedition of businessmen from the area to help them establish trade links between Asturias and Mexico.
Javier Tebas has also reacted to the announcement minutes before by the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, to offer a press conference next Monday to give explanations about the 'Negreira case': "It's about time", he blurted out. "This is the greatest reputational damage that has been done to Spanish football in all of history," he stated.
