The president of LaLiga, Juan Tebas, has once again addressed the controversial comment he made on Real Madrid TV (RMTV), in which he compared Joseph Goebbels' Nazi propaganda techniques with the club's way of communicating. After a heated exchange with Real Madrid management, Tebas published an extensive text on his official X profile in which he defends his argument and presents academic evidence supporting his comparison.
In his message, Tebas explains that the reference to Goebbels does not imply a condemnation of Nazi ideology or Real Madrid fans, but rather focuses on the “communication procedures” that he perceives in RMTV programming. He points out that systematic repetition, the interested selection of facts and the construction of an enemy are mechanisms that, according to him, are used in the club's broadcast and that, in fact, are studied in the faculties of journalism and communication. To illustrate his point, he attaches a fragment of the program of the University of La Laguna (Gran Canaria), where the mandatory subject of General Theory of Information Messages includes an exercise on the “translation of the 11 principles of Goebbels' Propaganda to the present day.” According to Tebas, this material demonstrates that the comparison is academically valid and that the analysis of these methods is a common practice in journalistic training.
Tebas emphasizes that his original comment contained the clarification that the comparison referred to techniques and not ideology. He states that the controversy arose because the clarification was not perceived as sufficient by some, but that he has not added anything new to the original publication. “My comparison refers to specific procedures,” he maintains, and offers examples of the communication of RMTV and its spokespersons so that anyone can discuss them. “Indignation does not refute them,” he concludes.
The president of LaLiga has also declared that his resignation is “out of place” after the events and that he will continue to express his opinions on RMTV's practices when he considers it appropriate. The controversy is still ongoing, with Real Madrid and its fans reacting to the criticism, while Tebas maintains its stance on the need to analyze and question the communication methods used by the club.