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Javier Tebas
Xavier Tebas Medrano, better known as Javier Tebas (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈteβas]; born 31 July 1962), is a Spanish lawyer and the president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, the association responsible for administering Spain's two highest-tier professional football leagues. First elected in April 2013, he was re-elected for a fourth term in December 2023 until 2027. Tebas has promised that this will be his last term, ending in 2027.
Tebas is a supporter of the right wing Spanish Vox party.
Born in Costa Rica, Tebas moved to Spain with his family at the age of 4. He came from a Catholic family in Huesca: his father was a soldier and his mother, a psychologist and pedagogue, Gloria Medrano Mir, was a professor at the University of Zaragoza. During La Vanguardia's Forum "Defense of the European Football Ecosystem" in March 2023, when asked by the moderator of the debate to Javier Tebas if his real and official name is "Xavier" in Catalan, Tebas answered yes. He said that his whole family called him Xavi and that at school they also called him "Xavi". Tebas studied law at the University of Zaragoza. During his student days, he was a provincial delegate of the Fuerza Nueva, a far-right Spanish party founded during the final years of Franco's regime. In January 2019, Tebas publicly stated his support for the Vox party, which is generally described as right-wing or far-right by various analysts. He grew up as a fan of Real Madrid, but has stated that his support for does not impact his role as La Liga president.
His expertise in business, sports and bankruptcy law was decisive in advising and representing numerous football clubs throughout his career and in creating a law firm specializing in the world of sport.
Tebas has worked for eleven La Liga clubs, with his first role being president of SD Huesca in 1993. He served three terms as the vice-president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, being elected for the first time in 2001, and also worked for the G30 group of clubs, where he helped the clubs negotiate their television deals.
In 2013, Tebas was appointed the president of La Liga after an uncontested election in which he was supported by 32 of the 42 La Liga and Segunda División clubs. Prior to the election, Tebas had promised to clean up the Spanish game after match-fixing allegations, and also to make match tickets affordable.
The arrival of Javier Tebas as president introduced multiple reforms to La Liga, particularly in financial restructuring and broadcasting rights. Among the key initiatives to have been introduced since he took the role of vice president (and later president) are: economic restructuring of the clubs and financing of La Liga, achieved by the centralised sale of television broadcasting rights; tough measures against match-fixing; establishing policies to tackle violence or abuse in the stadiums; and digitalization and multimedia development that allows fans to interact with the clubs across multiple channels.
Regarding the centralized sale of television rights, this was a process that was achieved following the formation of the G-30, a group of clubs that united for the sale of their television rights, of which Javier Tebas was one of the main promoters. Since 2003, Tebas has taken a stance in favor of the centralized sale of television rights through La Liga. Under Tebas' leadership, revenue distribution among clubs became more balanced, with smaller clubs reportedly receiving a larger share of TV rights income than before.
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Javier Tebas
Xavier Tebas Medrano, better known as Javier Tebas (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈteβas]; born 31 July 1962), is a Spanish lawyer and the president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, the association responsible for administering Spain's two highest-tier professional football leagues. First elected in April 2013, he was re-elected for a fourth term in December 2023 until 2027. Tebas has promised that this will be his last term, ending in 2027.
Tebas is a supporter of the right wing Spanish Vox party.
Born in Costa Rica, Tebas moved to Spain with his family at the age of 4. He came from a Catholic family in Huesca: his father was a soldier and his mother, a psychologist and pedagogue, Gloria Medrano Mir, was a professor at the University of Zaragoza. During La Vanguardia's Forum "Defense of the European Football Ecosystem" in March 2023, when asked by the moderator of the debate to Javier Tebas if his real and official name is "Xavier" in Catalan, Tebas answered yes. He said that his whole family called him Xavi and that at school they also called him "Xavi". Tebas studied law at the University of Zaragoza. During his student days, he was a provincial delegate of the Fuerza Nueva, a far-right Spanish party founded during the final years of Franco's regime. In January 2019, Tebas publicly stated his support for the Vox party, which is generally described as right-wing or far-right by various analysts. He grew up as a fan of Real Madrid, but has stated that his support for does not impact his role as La Liga president.
His expertise in business, sports and bankruptcy law was decisive in advising and representing numerous football clubs throughout his career and in creating a law firm specializing in the world of sport.
Tebas has worked for eleven La Liga clubs, with his first role being president of SD Huesca in 1993. He served three terms as the vice-president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, being elected for the first time in 2001, and also worked for the G30 group of clubs, where he helped the clubs negotiate their television deals.
In 2013, Tebas was appointed the president of La Liga after an uncontested election in which he was supported by 32 of the 42 La Liga and Segunda División clubs. Prior to the election, Tebas had promised to clean up the Spanish game after match-fixing allegations, and also to make match tickets affordable.
The arrival of Javier Tebas as president introduced multiple reforms to La Liga, particularly in financial restructuring and broadcasting rights. Among the key initiatives to have been introduced since he took the role of vice president (and later president) are: economic restructuring of the clubs and financing of La Liga, achieved by the centralised sale of television broadcasting rights; tough measures against match-fixing; establishing policies to tackle violence or abuse in the stadiums; and digitalization and multimedia development that allows fans to interact with the clubs across multiple channels.
Regarding the centralized sale of television rights, this was a process that was achieved following the formation of the G-30, a group of clubs that united for the sale of their television rights, of which Javier Tebas was one of the main promoters. Since 2003, Tebas has taken a stance in favor of the centralized sale of television rights through La Liga. Under Tebas' leadership, revenue distribution among clubs became more balanced, with smaller clubs reportedly receiving a larger share of TV rights income than before.
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