Tebas rejects claims of refereeing conspiracy against Real Madrid

La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised José Mourinho amid renewed claims of refereeing bias against Real Madrid, rejecting the idea that the competition is being shaped by a conspiracy.

In a social-media response reported by Yahoo Sports, Tebas said the “usual narrative” of permanent conspiracy was being revived through references to referees, the Negreira case and the status of match officials.

Tebas argued that both international and non-international referees should be able to officiate any club. He rejected the suggestion that appointments should reflect a team’s revenue, television audience or prominence.

The La Liga president acknowledged Real Madrid’s importance to the competition but said the league did not belong to any one club. He also rejected claims that La Liga had little value without Real Madrid, saying such an argument disregarded other clubs, their supporters and their histories.

Tebas attributed allegations of anti-Real Madrid refereeing to an effort to explain poor performances, arguing that an officiating error alone does not establish a conspiracy. The source material does not include Mourinho’s full comments or identify the matches involved.