Tebas’s new dig at Madrid: “NBA team play every 24 hrs, they must all be dead”

The president of La Liga said that “in the NBA they play every 24 hours, they all have to be dead”, referring to complaints from Ancelotti and other clubs about the calendar and schedules.

Laliga President Javier Tebas said on Thursday that “in the NBA they play every 24 hours, they all have to be dead”, referring to complaints from Real Madrid and other clubs about the calendar and schedules.

In a conference organized by the ISDE (Higher Institute of Law and Economics), with regard to the 72-hour rest period between competitions, Tebas noted that “we have been doing the Europa League on Thursday for 14 years, followed by a game on Sunday, and it seems that no one has noticed it every 24 hours,” they all have to play.

“It was decided to make five substitutions because of COVID, but if you make and complain three in the 85th minute … If there are 25 players per team, it is necessary to rotate. It is not possible that everything is the fault of those of us who manage the competitions,” he added.

Tebas said that he does not believe or appreciates “that Madrid will not appear for a competition. I don't think about it, nor is it gained to think about it,” he emphasized, referring to the words of the coach of Real Madrid, the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, who would not have had a match if she had less than 72 hours.