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LFP Chief Vincent Labrune Rebukes LaLiga’s Javier Tebas Over French Football Critique

Labrune tells his LaLiga counterpart to mind his own league, insisting French stakeholders will steer their reforms.

Overview

  • Labrune urged Tebas to focus on Spain’s problems, citing recurrent racist incidents in Spanish stadiums, and said French governance is not his remit.
  • In an interview with Le Figaro, Tebas described French football’s predicament as a global crisis spanning economic, broadcast, institutional and governance domains.
  • Television income has collapsed and is expected to shrink further next season when DAZN and beIN Sports stop payments for Ligue 1.
  • Leadership turmoil has intensified with the announced departure of Nicolas de Tavernost as president of LFP Media.
  • Tebas raised conflict-of-interest concerns involving PSG and beIN Sports and called for institutional stability, stronger governance and reduced stadium violence.