La Liga president Tebas resigns to arrange new elections

La Liga chief Javier Tebas shared today that he is resigning to hold new elections, where he will be part of the candidates and try to be president for a 4^th consecutive term.

Tebas’s resignation is not something that shocked the football community in Spain as his term would end next month.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas announced his resignation on Wednesday in order to call for new elections, where he will attempt to win a fourth straight term.

Tebas has served in the role since 2013 and his four-year term is due to end in December. pic.twitter.com/oyElZMYTCH

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The process of electing a new chief takes around 30 days. His resignation was expedited to avoid clashing with the presidential elections for the RFEF, which will happen at the beginning of next year.

Javier shared on social media that he resigned from his post as La Liga chief a month earlier, so the new elections are to be held as he will be a candidate and try to win the presidential position for a 4^th time. He added that he will seek the endorsement and trust of the teams.