4 of the most influential administrative men in world football

Extraordinary FIFA Congress
Extraordinary FIFA Congress

Javier Tebas

Soccerex Global Convention - Day 3
Tebas at the Soccerex Global Convention

Costa Rican born, Spanish lawyer Javier Tebas currently resides as the President of the Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP). He has worked as a football administrator since 2001 and has served as a member of 11 different La Liga clubs in various capacities.

Winning an uncontested election in 2013, Tebas was approved as the president by 32 of the 42 members of the LFP. Since 2013, Tebas has worked towards cleaning the image of Spanish football from match-fixing allegation and television rights issues.

Tebas has been vocal on the Catalonia independence issue, claiming Barcelona and other Catalonia clubs will not be allowed to compete in the Spanish League if Catalonia wins independence.

As president of the LFP, Tebas has been under a lot of criticism for his statements claiming the league could host matches international if need be. Tebas is still just the eighth president of the LFP which was founded in 1984.

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