La Liga President Javier Tebas avoids suspension but receives public warning following Real Madrid case | OneFootball

La Liga President Javier Tebas has been publicly warned by the Administrative Sports Court (TAD) for breaking protocol with regard to holding general meetings for the league, but has crucially avoided a suspension.

The sentence was handed out on Friday, after a case was brought against him by Real Madrid, as per Relevo. There are no consequences beyond the public warning, but La Liga have since released a statement declaring their full disagreement with the ruling, and noted that it was not a final sentence, suggesting they could appeal. Tebas could have faced suspension as a maximum punishment, but it has not come to pass.

The case relates back to the CVC deal, with 37 of the 42 clubs originally signing up to sell a percentage of their TV rights in exchange for a €2.5b investment, shared out between the clubs. Real Madrid have previously sought a legal ruling against the deal, but this time were seeking a ruling against Tebas himself, who did not call an urgent meeting with enough time in advance, during which the clubs voted on the CVC deal.