'Elitist and oligarchic' - La Liga president accuses Florentino Perez of trying to 'fire' him in latest war of words with Real Madrid chief

The saga involving the war of words between La Liga head honcho Tebas and Madrid president Perez has seen the arrival of its latest chapter, as the former accused the latter of trying to 'fire' him from his post as the league's president.

Speaking on Cadena SER, Tebas spoke about his strained dynamic with Los Blancos, saying: "With Real Madrid as a club, as it should be, beyond the problem we have with sports broadcasts, we can continue to do well."

Then, he explained why him and Perez don't look each other in the eye: "And with Florentino Perez, there is currently no relationship because we maintain two very different positions regarding the organisation of professional football. Florentino maintains a Super League-like, elitist and oligarchic idea in terms of decisions, and we are not on that path. The Real Madrid president keeps saying at every meal that he's going to fire me, that the CSD (Spanish National Council) agrees to oust me... well, they won't agree with the management model when I have the vast majority of the rest of the clubs and Florentino doesn't want it."

Tebas and Madrid, especially their president Perez, have had a history of conflicts. The chief of La Liga has time and again protested his staunch disapproval of Perez's obsession and personal project, the European Super League. The club's constant public criticism of referees has also drawn the ire of Tebas.

"Real Madrid are a crying club," said Tebas in February after the club released a long video criticising the referees via their main channel, Real Madrid TV. The war of words has not been limited between just Perez and Tebas, with ex-head coach Carlo Ancelotti hitting back at the latter in one of the press conferences earlier last season.

The 15-time European champions will return to action next week in the revamped Club World Cup, which begins on Saturday. Xabi Alonso's men, though, will play their first game of the tournament on June 18 against Al-Hilal.