Javier Tebas He has lashed back Against the New Club World Cup. The president of LaLiga published a hard message in his 'X' account in which he criticizes the FIFA -driven tournament model, both sports and economic. His reaction comes after the information of The Athletic, what reveals A drastic drop in the price of tickets for the semifinals of the tournament: from $ 473 to only 13 in just 72 hours.
“A true nonsense of the Club World Cup: players and leagues against, shattered calendars and an ecosystem of seriously damaged professional football, with hundreds of thousands of affected employees,” Thebes wrote, which has already publicly questioned this FIFA project.
The Spanish leader has also focused on the lack of commercial viability of the competition: “On television revenues and sponsorships are already said, some of them come 'thrown out of the ear'”. A direct criticism of the scarce interest that the tournament between brands and broadcasters would be awakening.
Tickets collapse in price to 'fill' stadiums, while fiscal problems arise for both players and entities
The news published by The Athletic It points to the low demand for tickets has forced the organization to reduce prices drastically to try to fill the stadiums. Something that has not gone unnoticed by Thebes: “To top it off, the tickets collapse in price to 'fill' stadiums, while fiscal problems arise for both players and entities”.
Atiza its defenders, pointing to Florentino
The president of LaLiga finishes his message with irony, loading against the defenders of the model, clearly pointing to Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid: “Can you do worse? Even so, there are those who continue to sell the motorcycle that it has been a resounding success and it is the future of football. That God free us from these enlightened, please”.
Even so, there are those who continue to sell the motorcycle that it has been a resounding success and it is the future of football
The 2025 Club World Cup has entered its final stretch, with four teams fighting for the title, including Real Madrid. However, voices such as Thebes are questioned again not only their lace in the calendar, but also its real impact on the professional football ecosystem.
