Tebas looks favorably on Riquelmes candidacy for Real Madrid

Published on May 24, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, has expressed surprise at the call for elections at Real Madrid announced by Florentino Pérez. In his statements, Tebas positively valued the emergence of alternatives, such as the possible candidacy of Enrique Riquelme. Although he avoided commenting directly on Riquelme to avoid misunderstandings, he acknowledged his right to present a solid project for the white club.

Javier Tebas observing a sports analysis screen with candidacy graphics, while Enrique Riquelme holds a technical dossier and a microphone, during a press conference in the Real Madrid boardroom, with stadium projections and financial data on monitors, keyboard and tablet on the table, hyper-realistic cinematic style, dramatic studio lighting, sharp shadows, suit and paper textures, wide-angle camera lens, depth of field, corporate blue and white tones, professional technical photography.

Sports management technology as the foundation of an alternative project 🖥️

A hypothetical Riquelme project should rely on technological tools to optimize performance and club management. The use of real-time data analysis platforms, AI-based scouting systems, and financial management software would be key to competing with the current board. Implementing these solutions would allow for evaluating signings, controlling the wage bill, and improving strategic planning, aspects that any candidate should detail to convince the members.

Tebas doesn't comment, but Riquelme already has his digital vote of confidence 🤖

Tebas says he doesn't comment to avoid misinterpretation, but we already know that in football, a silence is worth more than a thousand tweets. If Riquelme manages to put together a decent PowerPoint and promises to fill the Bernabéu with pixels instead of empty boxes, even Florentino might vote for him. After all, in the era of big data, even elections are won with a good algorithm and a couple of promises of free WiFi in the stadium.