La Liga chief responds to Barcelona’s letter asking for punishment against Florentino Perez

La Liga chief responds to Barcelona’s letter asking for punishment against Florentino Perez According to Mundo Deportivo , La Liga president Javier Tebas has responded to the letter sent by Barcelona acting president Rafa Yuste earlier this week. In their letter , the Catalan club urged La Liga, the RFEF and the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) to defend the reputation of Spanish football institutions and take legal and disciplinary action against Florentino Perez over comments made on 12 and 13 May. Tebas backs Barça’s position According to the contents of the letter, Tebas shares Barcelona’s concerns regarding public statements that could damage the integrity, honour and prestige of the institutions and competitions overseen by those bodies. The La Liga president stressed that accusations made without proven evidence are unacceptable, referring specifically to claims concerning the alleged purchase of referees linked to the Negreira case, an issue that Perez and Real Madrid have repeatedly raised. Tebas has backed Barcelona’s position. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Tebas expressed his agreement with the concerns raised by Yuste and pointed out that La Liga has already acted on several occasions against Real Madrid in defence of the competition’s reputation. He highlighted previous complaints filed against the club over content broadcast on Real Madrid TV and recalled that La Liga had lodged a complaint with the RFEF’s Competition Committee. After that case was dismissed, the league pursued further appeals before the Administrative Sports Tribunal (TAD) and through the administrative courts. La Liga also took action in 2025 when Real Madrid and its board publicly called for reforms to the refereeing system and demanded the removal of officials who had been linked to the Negreira era within the CTA. Commitment to the judicial process Closely following the judicial progress in the Negreira case. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images For Sportel) In his response, Tebas underlined that La Liga will continue to respect the ongoing judicial proceedings regarding the Negreira case, in which the league remains a private prosecutor seeking clarification of the facts. At the same time, he insisted that La Liga would continue to oppose any attempts to undermine the legitimacy of the competitions or cast doubt on the integrity of Spanish refereeing without evidence. The letter concludes by reaffirming La Liga’s commitment to protecting the image and credibility of the competition and warns that the organisation will continue to act against anyone it believes is damaging its reputation.