The 10 craziest quotes from Florentino Pérez’s emergency Real Madrid press conference
The 10 craziest quotes from Florentino Pérez’s emergency Real Madrid press conference When Real Madrid announced on Tuesday afternoon that Florentino Pérez would be holding an emergency press conference just hours later, there was widespread speculation as to just what the club president would be addressing. Would he be announcing José Mourinho’s return to the Spanish capital? Would he be complaining about refereeing decisions in the wake of Barcelona’s victory in the Clásico on Sunday that proclaimed them as LaLiga champions for the 29th time?
Perhaps the most outlandish suggestion was that the 79-year-old would resign, bringing an end to his second spell as Real Madrid president. In what can only be described as an outlandish press conference that explains exactly why Pérez does not often address the media, he revealed that the club will hold presidential elections before launching into a Trump-esque defence of his health, making sexist comments to two female reporters and playing down the significance of last week’s training ground fights. Here are ten of the craziest Florentino Pérez quotes from Tuesday’s emergency press conference.
“They’re taking advantage to attack me personally” There is no shying away from the fact that, by their own standards, the past two seasons have been disappointing for Real Madrid. But Pérez insisted that two consecutive campaigns without silverware aren’t the reason for calling these elections, instead stating: “I’ve made this decision because an absurd situation has been created, provoked by campaigns against the interests of Real Madrid and against me. “The results haven’t been the best, but in sport you don’t always win.
They’re taking advantage of the situation to attack me personally. ” “They say we’re a dictatorship” Pérez served as Real Madrid president from 2000 to 2006, and has held the role continuously since he was re-elected in 2009 as the sole candidate in the race. Despite the club holding four election campaigns since then, he has never faced opposition – in no small part due to the strict requirements of potential candidates, including being a Real Madrid member for the past 20 years and being able to contribute personal funds matching 15% of the club’s annual budget.
“I’m the first one who wants to win everything,” he told reporters gathered in Valdebebas on Tuesday. “With me as president, we’ve won 37 titles in football and 29 in basketball. I want to talk about all these people who are campaigning behind the scenes.
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