Leaders of all Spanish football institutions are Real Madrid fans. Laporta: I can understand but I must be vigilant.

Football 5:59pm, 26 July 2025 67

Barcelona Chairman Laporta accepted an exclusive interview with The World Sports, during which he talked about topics such as Real Madrid elements of the Spanish football leadership and financial fairness policy. The current chairman of the Spanish Football Association, chairman of the La Liga, chairman of the Player Union and chairman of the referee technical committee are all open Real Madrid fans.

The leaders of various football institutions in Spain are open Real Madrid fans

"I feel comfortable with the three of them for Tebas (Chairman of La Liga), Luzan (Chairman of the Spanish Football Association) and Forrest Gumpso (Chairman of the Players' Union). We communicate smoothly and have a trust relationship. I know I can discuss anything with the President of La Liga, the President of the Football Association and the President of the Players' Union. I have no complaints in this regard, and I think they have done their best in their respective positions."

" However, sometimes as a Barcelona fan, some situations are really hard to understand. If a person wants to work in a position that needs impartiality, then his zealous support for a team may cause doubt. I am not sure if it is necessary to place such a person in an institution that needs to be neutral. However, this Let us also be alert to prevent anything illegitimate. But I also believe in these institutions and their leaders. I don't want to interfere too much in personnel appointments, but I think Madridism within the institutions does exist, all in Madrid, so it's normal for people from the capital to be more of them."

Real Madrid once protested and threatened not to participate in the Copa del Rey finals

"The fact is that they ended up playing in the game and we won. Ultimately, it's important that you play well, have sportsmanship, are winners, and no one else can have a decisive impact on the outcome.

But you have to be alert to all kinds of situations, just like other clubs. But the difference is that we don't use our own media platforms to post some confusing information."

Not just a club

"It doesn't bring punishment, it's the symbolism of Barcelona in Catalonia, and everything we represent. We are a club from Barcelona, from Catalonia, we are all around the world and hope to have influence where there are Barcelona fans: in Spain, Europe and the world."

Fiscal Fairness Policy

"According to the fiscal fairness policy, it is true that as a club with multiple programs will be subject to certain restrictions. When I discussed this with Tebas, he said they did not force any club to become a multi-project club. The salary cap we set for all departments now is 91 million euros, including youth training, women's football, basketball, handball, hockey and indoor football. We have to realize that if we want to maintain these departments The goal is to follow this amount called "unregisterable". Last year we exceeded 7 million euros and the board must again provide guarantees to ensure that the departments can remain competitive. "

"I think women's football and youth training should not be included in the salary cap because we are promoting women's football, it has developed, but it still needs to be consolidated further. If there is no subsidy, at least there is no punishment. For example, in UEFA's regulations, women's football and youth training are not included in fiscal fairness policy. I believe Tebas will definitely refute my point, but I think it should be adjusted. We are developing talents, which is not only good for Barcelona, but also for the national team. Therefore, it is not reasonable to punish us with a strong youth training system and women's football team, and these should be excluded from fiscal fairness policy. I think it is worth considering."