Wednesday briefing: Real Madrid call for La Liga president's removal

Real Madrid have called for La Liga president Javier Tebas to be replaced after he dismissed the club’s complaints about refereeing in Sunday’s 2-1 derby defeat to Atlético Madrid.

Tebas responded on X to an article supporting Real’s complaints, saying claims of refereeing bias against the club belonged to “another galaxy”. He rejected suggestions of a conspiracy and criticised the argument that referees were harming the business that supported them.

Real subsequently issued a s