'He's a pathological liar' – Javier Tebas hits out at Luis Rubiales amid corruption investigation

This week, Luis Rubiales returned to Spain from the Dominican Republic, and he was immediately taken into custody amid the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in the Spanish Football Federation, where he was previous president.

Rubiales is being investigated as part of this, with one of the areas allegedly being studied to be the deal that saw the Spanish Super Cup moved to Saudi Arabia in 2020.

La Liga president Javier Tebas welcomed the investigations, and took another opportunity to attack Rubiales, with whom he has clashed several times over the years. Sport.

“I have been reporting what is happening in the Federation for years and with some directors, not all. It should have happened earlier and some authorities would have taken the measures they had to take with the complaints that were made.

“But it is good because it allows us to face the future of the mother institution of football, which is the Federation, with more optimism, because a large part of those who have corrupted this institution are no more.

“I saw a summary (of Rubiales) and I think it is very well defined by his uncle Juan. He is a pathological liar. Those of us who know him have known him for a long time.”