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La Liga president Javier Tebas described City as "peeing in the pool" in reference to the amounts of money the club have invested in manager Pep Guardiola's squad.
That he would make these comments is clearly bad enough but the fact that he expressed these 'thoughts' whilst at the Soccerex conference in Manchester just makes it in even poorer taste.
City have responded:-
"We note the public comments made by Mr. Tebas today and earlier this week. Uefa’s statement of the 4th of September is clear and based on accurate information."
"By contrast, Mr. Tebas’ statements are ill-informed and in parts pure fiction."
"As you would expect, Manchester City Football Club and the City Football Group are seeking appropriate legal counsel and will act accordingly on that advice.”
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-legal-action-tebas-13582675
I'm no lawyer but would have thought that the club certainly could claim that they were damaging to the City's reputation and global image. I think he has strayed into the realm of slander.....
slander
noun
1.
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
verb
1.
make false and damaging statements about (someone).
synonyms: defame, defame someone's character, blacken someone's name, give someone a bad name, tell lies about, speak ill/evil of, drag through the mud/mire, throw/sling/fling mud at, sully someone's reputation, libel, smear, run a smear campaign against, cast aspersions on, spread scandal about, besmirch, tarnish, taint, misrepresent
His comments seems to fit the definition as far as I can see..... :018:
That he would make these comments is clearly bad enough but the fact that he expressed these 'thoughts' whilst at the Soccerex conference in Manchester just makes it in even poorer taste.
City have responded:-
"We note the public comments made by Mr. Tebas today and earlier this week. Uefa’s statement of the 4th of September is clear and based on accurate information."
"By contrast, Mr. Tebas’ statements are ill-informed and in parts pure fiction."
"As you would expect, Manchester City Football Club and the City Football Group are seeking appropriate legal counsel and will act accordingly on that advice.”
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-legal-action-tebas-13582675
I'm no lawyer but would have thought that the club certainly could claim that they were damaging to the City's reputation and global image. I think he has strayed into the realm of slander.....
slander
noun
1.
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
verb
1.
make false and damaging statements about (someone).
synonyms: defame, defame someone's character, blacken someone's name, give someone a bad name, tell lies about, speak ill/evil of, drag through the mud/mire, throw/sling/fling mud at, sully someone's reputation, libel, smear, run a smear campaign against, cast aspersions on, spread scandal about, besmirch, tarnish, taint, misrepresent
His comments seems to fit the definition as far as I can see..... :018:
