LaLiga dismisses Tebas to Premier League links

LaLiga has denied president Javier Tebas is a candidate for the vacant Premier League chief executive role in England.

Tebas has emerged as a potential replacem
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ent for Richard Scudamore, who departed the Premier League in December last year.

The 56-year-old was appointed LaLiga president in 2013, and Tebas looks set to remain in Spain.

Responding to speculation, LaLiga said in a statement: We are not aware of this supposed interest.

That said, if a competition as important as the Premier League is taking note of the work being done by LaLiga, including its president, clubs and employees, it is a source of pride for the entire organisation.

Javier has a contract with LaLiga and not only is he happy here, he also has responsibilitie…

Derby d´Italia: Defining challenge awaits for patient Allegri

In the Allianz Stadium press room after Kalidou Koulibaly powered home a 90th-minute winner for Napoli to blow the Serie A title race wide open, Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri had reached the end of his tether.

Asked why his reigning champions, chasing a seventh consecutive Scudetto, were not playing well at a crunch moment in the season, the 50-year-old s face was a picture of perplexed incredulity.

The quality of our play? he began. For four years, Juventus have been playing 57 matches a year, you know? I don t understand. How many do the others play? They re finished in December.

Good Lord! They go out of the cup, out of everything else. We play 57 matches a year.

Allegri, who will lead Juve in a crunch Derby d Italia at Inter on Saturday,…