Club Puebla broke its silence on Friday, denying it has been notified of any court order freezing its accounts and going on the offensive against former owner Ricardo Henaine Mezher, whom the club accused of tactics that have reached “levels of extortion.”
The statement, published on the club’s official channels, responds to reports that a Puebla court issued precautionary measures covering accounts, investments and other assets of Operadora de Escenarios Deportivos S.A. de C.V., the company identified in press coverage as the club’s operator, for up to 223.6 million pesos in case 611/2026, as FutnSoccer reported on October 1.
Puebla denies notification, promises legal defense
“Even though we have not been notified of the alleged court orders, we are addressing the matter and will continue to use every legal defense available to us,” the club said (translated from Spanish).
Henaine accused of “extortion”
The harshest language was reserved for Henaine, with whom the club has feuded for years over brand and trademark rights. “For years, Mr. Henaine has resorted to various tactics in his attempt to obtain personal benefit from rights that do not belong to him, tactics that have reached even levels of extortion,” the statement said (translated from Spanish).
Puebla also pointed to its record before Mexico’s trademark authority: “The results speak for themselves: we have obtained 19 favorable rulings from the IMPI that have declared the expiration and nullity of trademark registrations that Mr. Henaine held irregularly. We will keep defending ourselves against this and any other attempt to take, by foul means, what is not his” (translated from Spanish).
The club closed by insisting nothing has changed day to day: “Club Puebla operates with absolute normality and without any disruption. Its sporting, administrative and financial activities continue as usual” (translated from Spanish).
Bad look, again
Say this for Liga MX: the shenanigans never stop. A first-division club using an official statement to accuse its former owner of extortion, days after a court ordered a nine-figure freeze on its operator’s assets, is a bad look. Again.
The case remains open. The precautionary measure is not a final ruling, and its scope will depend on how the proceedings develop.
