“Xabi Alonso has ‘Real Madrid DNA’, he is perfectly prepared”

The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, warned that what is happening to Real Madrid is a “movie” that he has seen “many times” and that it will surely move forward under the tutelage of Xabi Alonso, who “is perfectly prepared” and has the “DNA” of the Madrid team.

“I have seen this film many times and I believe that Real Madrid is a team that overcomes circumstances and that

Asked about the words of Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, recommending the Tolosar player to “piss with his own way”, the leader believes that he was referring to “continuing to be himself”. “Of course, Xabi has triumphed in a competition like the Bundesliga, with the level of players he had and with whom he also had to face, so he is perfectly prepared to carry this forward,” he noted.

On the other hand, he did not want to “go deeper until a little later” about the opening of a file by the Sports Administrative Court (TAD) for supposedly revealing financial data of FC Barcelona. “In my opinion there is no reason for me to file a complaint with the TAD. It is an issue that is in the TAD and we are in a few phases, so I want to wait a little longer to have everything presented, all the documents, because here no clues are given to anyone, least of all to the enemy,” he warned.

“The facts being judged are a press release that was published on April 2, 2025, violating the confidentiality of the data that FC Barcelona had given, and from there, in my opinion, there are many issues that are not known, and I prefer that this remain in the file and it will be known at the time,” he added.

The president made these statements before participating in the ‘Everyone’s Strength against Hate’ event, organized by LaLiga, in collaboration with the Office of the European Parliament in Spain and the Representation of the European Commission in Spain

“For us it is a duty and an obligation to also lead the campaign against hatred in the particular field of sport and more particularly in football, with everything we can contribute and what we can avoid within our sport,” he warned.

Tebas recalled that this year they have inaugurated the Hate Crimes Office to accompany players who feel like “victims” as could be the case of Ronald Araujo, who has decided to stop due to mental health problems after the criticism received after his match against the English Chelsea FC. “They know that they can report because, in addition, it is a crime that can be prosecuted ex officio, but it has to be the victim who reports,” he stressed.

“We, from that moment, accompany the player and now, in agreement with the National College of Psychologists, we are also there if they need psychological help, helping to accompany them in situations because it is not easy. They are human, some handle it better, others worse and others do not give it the importance that perhaps it requires, but we analyze each case,” he stated in this regard.

A teammate of the Uruguayan, Lamine Yamal, is the player who receives the most hate attacks on social networks according to a recent report by the Spanish Observatory of Racism and Xenophobia and LaLiga will continue “working to become the one who does not have any attacks on social networks.”

“Normally, you have to think that the players, first, when they are good and stand out in certain areas, are the most attacked. Vinícius led a campaign and is usually attacked the most, and if he were not so good and was not such a leader, he surely would not be. Starting from that, we have to be aware that we have to avoid any attack on any player, we have to be more with them, trying to eliminate as much as possible, not to mention all, any insult or hateful aggression that the player may receive,” he asserted.