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Javier Tebas fires shots at Real Madrid president Florentino Perez: “They cry a lot”
Real Madrid have been at odds with La Liga president Javier Tebas for a while now, especially after coming up with the European Super League project that did not go well not just with Tebas but with the majority of the football fans in Europe.
But despite the bad start, Real Madrid have continued to propagate the idea of ESL, with the help of their eternal rivals Barcelona and Italian giants Juventus.
This has led to the continued bad blood between Los Blancos and Tebas, who has been quite outspoken about his opposition to Real Madrid and the ESL project.
In a recent media interaction, Tebas fired another shot at Real Madrid, stating (h/t El Partidazo de COPE), “I know Florentino well. He thinks that in Spain there are places where Real Madrid shouldn’t play. He thinks this league is weak & generates nothing.”
The La Liga president added that Real Madrid ‘cry a lot’ despite the fact that big Spanish teams earn just as much as the Premier League clubs.
“Big clubs in Spain earn as much as the ones in Premier League. Real Madrid just cry a lot about it,” he said.
Needless to say, this is not the first time Tebas has openly spoken out about Real Madrid, with the La Liga president earlier admitting that he is not a ‘Florentinista’. It won’t be the last time either, as the Spaniard continues his war against the top two teams in Spain and the ESL project.
Fortunately for him, there has been a slight friction between Barça and Real Madrid lately whereas Juventus are struggling with the Italian courts. This may serve as a crucial setback to the ESL project, which was proposed to start in a few years’ time.
In a major update, AS reports that former Real Madrid midfielder and club legend Toni Kroos has taken his first step towards starting his coaching career.
The former Germany international has told the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that he is interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers.
Real Madrid tried to bring Kroos back
It is no secret that Real Madrid considered bringing Toni Kroos back into the club’s structure after the end of the last season.
The club president, Florentino Perez, had wanted Kroos to have a daily presence at Valdebebas rather than making occasional appearances after his retirement.
Jose Angel Sanchez and Kroos spoke after Perez expressed his desire to see the German working at Valdebebas every day. However, they did not find the right moment, time or structure to give his return a clear form.
A comeback remains one of the possibilities most desired by Madrid supporters because of Kroos’ charisma and what he represents at the Santiago Bernabeu. Neither side wanted him to return simply for the sake of it, so the door remains open for the future.
The relationship between the two parties is excellent, and both know that the opportunity to work together again will eventually come.
Taking it step by step
For now, Kroos continues to run the academy he established in Boadilla, enjoying the opportunity to help develop younger players.
After two years away from the competitive side of football, however, he is beginning to look towards the dugout as a possible next step in his career.
Kroos currently holds coaching qualifications that allow him to work up to the third tier of Spanish football.
This is possible because professionals with at least seven years of proven experience and significant involvement at the elite level can gain direct access to accelerated coaching courses.
That means Kroos could coach a team in Primera Federacion, but the German wants to take things gradually.
Kroos has already informed the RFEF that he would be interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers during the 2027/28 season.
The course taking place this season is not available to elite former players, with UEFA limiting each campaign to 20 places.
With his current qualifications, Kroos could work as an assistant coach, but he cannot yet take charge as a head coach in either the top flight or the Segunda División.
But completing that programme would allow Kroos to obtain the UEFA A licence, which would enable him to coach teams at any level.
