UEFA FFP investigation - CAS decision to be announced Monday, 13th July 9.30am BST

[domalino]

In libel/slander cases it's the responsibility of the accusing party to prove what they wrote/said is true. The accused party doesn't have to prove anything.

That depends on the country, and UK law is very unusual in it's placing the burden of proof on the defendant. Given Tebas is in Spain, talking in Spain to a Spanish newspaper, you're probably going to have to try and get him under Spanish law and IIRC last time this came up people worked out it's almost impossible to successfully sue someone for libel or defamation in Spain.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Javier Tebas sounds really grumpy, so it's highly likely that UEFA haven't got a hope of their trumped up charges sticking. Wonderful news.

 

[Rolee]

Javier Tebas sounds really grumpy, so it's highly likely that UEFA haven't got a hope of their trumped up charges sticking. Wonderful news.

That was my first thought too, fingers crossed.

 

[M18CTID]

He mainly saying all our sponsors are fake and inflated.

I wonder what his username on RAWK is

 

[Marvin]

Javier Tebas sounds really grumpy, so it's highly likely that UEFA haven't got a hope of their trumped up charges sticking. Wonderful news.

There was a quote of him saying, "Uefa have dealt with some FFP cases the right way and they should be congratulated. But there are two specific cases, Manchester City and PSG, which are not being dealt with correctly." So he's just being grumpy, he's actually saying UEFA's standpoint on City is not what he wants it to be. Good news.

 

[M18CTID]

Don't forget that there was an interview with Ceferin last year in the New York Times covering a broad range of issues. I think our "friend" Tariq Panja ran the article. Amongst other things, City and FFP were discussed. But so was Tebas. And you got the feeling that Ceferin was diplomatically saying that he's a mouthy bastard and should shut the fuck up.

 

[SilverFox2]

There was a quote of him saying, "Uefa have dealt with some FFP cases the right way and they should be congratulated. But there are two specific cases, Manchester City and PSG, which are not being dealt with correctly." So he's just being grumpy, he's actually saying UEFA's standpoint on City is not what he wants it to be. Good news.

His definition of "correct" probably has a touch of megalomania about it Marvin.

 

[Shirley]

From the Goal article on tebas........

Both clubs have signed a plethora of marquee players, allowing them to challenge and often usurp established clubs at the top in their respective countries.


How many is a plethora?

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Surely though, in all seriousness, it’s about time we shut the cûnt up once and for all. It’s just not acceptable that he comes out with this shit and our legal team should finally get their act together and issue him with some form of writ.

I see comments made by Tebas, the self-confessed neo-nazi, have been reported widely in the British media with no challenge or context. The context is that Tebas has made these comments in the last 24 hours to deflect attention away from the La Liga match-fixing scandal which has just resumed in the Spanish courts. The scandal, which impacted on Champions League positions last year, involves at least 42 people who have been charged, including former United player Ander Herrerra.
Another piece of context is that La Liga clubs currently have combined debts of £2.5bn because of financial mismanagement so Tebas is not in any position to lecture anyone about finance. These crucial elements are, as usual, ignored by the English press but a quick check on Google shows they are being covered extensively across the rest of the world.
Why does a liberal newspaper like the Guardian report the offensive comments of a racist Nazi supporter (who has openly called for muslims to be deported from Spain) about the Arabic owners of City and PSG without any journalistic challenge or balance?

 

[KS55]

He needs to be specific otherwise he's going to land himself in hot water.

The transfer spending topic over Pep's management shows that Man Utd's spending is about to surpass City's - does Mr Tebas have anything to say about that, or the wage bills of Barcelona or Real Madrid?

I like his comment that City's case is not being dealt with correctly. Another indication that UEFA investigation is going to to have an acceptable outcome for us

Or the debts. Rags owe £500m and Barca and Real between owe £2bn.