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Real Madrid demand resignation of La Liga chief after Goebbels…

La Liga president Javier Tebas drew fire after likening Real Madrid's own TV channel to Nazi Germany's propaganda minister; the club wants him out.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's one-thirty Eastern, this is The Couch Panel, and Al Jazeera reports Real Madrid want La Liga president Javier Tebas to resign after he compared the club's TV channel to Nazi Germany's propaganda minister.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo, is it ever okay to compare something you dislike to history's worst?

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm sorry, but no.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAs a woman who once lost a pageant to a baton twirler, I never compared her to anyone, and I healed in silence.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSilence, Vera? You sent her a fruit basket with a note. She ate the pineapple and never spoke to you again.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt was a gesture.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI say yes, it's fine, because as a man who lives beside a leaf blower, I know some things really are tyranny.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEvery Saturday, seven a.m., with a smile.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA leaf blower is a leaf blower, Dale. That's the whole comparison.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorActually, I'm switching sides, because Dale said I sent pineapple, and now I want a comparison. His tea is a war crime.

  11. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFinally, we agree.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the record, the league chief is in trouble and the club wants him gone.

  13. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody on this couch has a TV channel to be compared to anything. Hands up if you think comparisons are fine.

  14. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale and I say yes, but only if it's actually about a TV network, not leaf blowers or pageants.

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The story so far

  1. Cucurella warns referee over hair after Vinicius red card · Yahoo Sports
  2. Real Madrid fight to shorten Vinicius ban before Clasico · Yahoo Sports
  3. Real Madrid star faces two-match ban over reaction · Yahoo Sports
  4. Gasperini on Roma's 3-4 loss to Real Madrid · Yahoo Sports
  5. Roma 3-4 Real Madrid, Hurts calf injury, Copeland retiring · Yahoo Sports
  6. Real Madrid's Vinicius says he's being targeted by referees · Al Jazeera
  7. Real Madrid demand resignation of La Liga chief after Goebbels… (this story)

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