Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez emergency press conference: When was it and what did he talk about?
The Real Madrid president addressed the media at short notice on Tuesday after meeting with the Board of Directors.
Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, called a press conference for Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. ET, which few saw coming.
Florentino Perez’s press conference as it happened
“Real Madrid C. F. announces that this afternoon, at 6:00 pm, our president, Florentino Pérez, will appear in the press room of Ciudad Real Madrid following the Board of Directors meeting and will address the media in a press conference.,” the club said.
Florentino Pérez’s emergency press conference: a summary
A worked up Pérez spoke to the media for the best part of an hour, taking numerous questions from journalists.
He immediately denied he was resigning and laughed off rumors of him being in poor health. These are the main takeaways from Florentino’s emergency press conference.
- Florentino Pérez calls new Real Madrid presidential election
- Election will take place in 10-15 days (“or whenever it is”)
- Pérez welcomes opposing candidates after running unopposed in recent elections
- Florentino says he’s calling the elections to “defend the interests” of the club’s members
- “They’ll have to throw me out at gunpoint because I have the support of all Real Madrid members”
- Pérez says Real Madrid will submit a dossier to UEFA about the Barcelona-Negreira refereeing scandal
- Madrid “will go all the way to the end” in the Negreira case
- Pérez on Negreira: “I’ve won seven league titles but I could’ve won 14, seven have been stolen from me”
- Real Madrid president lashes out at various media outlets for their “anti-Madrid” agenda
- Florentino briefly addresses the Tchouaméni-Valverde fight, which “happens every year.” “The leak is worse, we don’t know who it was.”
- Pérez refuses to discuss a potential new manager or anything on-field related
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