Javier Tebas

In January 2019, Tebas announced his support for the Far right nationalist Vox party. Saying "They seem good to me", Tebas said on Cadena Cope. "I've been saying it for a while. Spain needed an alternative like Vox. You have to respect the 400,000 people that have voted for them in Andalucia. If they stay on this line then I will vote for Vox.

In 2013, Tebas was appointed the president of La Liga after an uncontested election in which he was supported by 32 of the 42 La Liga and Segunda División clubs. Prior to the election, Tebas had promised to clean up the Spanish game after match-fixing allegations, and also to make match tickets affordable.

Among the various positions he holds as president of LaLiga are: Member of the Board of Trustees of the Professional Soccer Foundation since 2013; Vice Chairman of the SEFPSAU Board of Directors since 2009 and President of the same since 2013; he is also member of the Administrative Board of the following subsidiaries since 2016: LaLiga USA Inc.; LaLiga South Africa Proprietary Limited; Beijing Spanish Football League Consulting Co. Ltd.

Tebas has worked for eleven different La Liga clubs, with his first one being appointed president of SD Huesca in 1993. He served three terms as the Vice-President of Liga Nacionoal de Fútbol Profesional, being elected for the first time in 2001, and also worked for the G30 group of clubs, where he helped the clubs negotiate their television deals.

Graduated in Law from the University of Zaragoza, he has been a lawyer since 1987, with expertise in Company Law,  Sports Law and Bankruptcy Law.

Javier Tebas Medrano (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈteβas] ; San José de Costa Rica, 31 July 1962) is a Spanish lawyer. One of the most influential leaders in world football, he is the president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, also known as La Liga. In December 2019, he was re-elected for a third term until 2024.