General Assembly of Real Madrid 2024: appearance of Florentino Pérez and voting

A red-hot Assembly

Florentino, on the attack. One more Assembly, but like few others. With four objectives in sight: Ballon d’Or, Super League, LaLiga and the Bernabéu. Piecemeal.

– Ballon d’Or: “Without Nambia, Uganda, Albania and Finland, Vinicius would have won the Ballon d’Or. People who don’t know him are voting! And on top of that, these countries didn’t give Vinicius any votes (laugh). None! The Finnish jury, at least, has resigned. And said that he will not be part of the jury again. Look, I appreciate it! The Ballon d’Or should be something independent and voted for by recognized people.

– Super League: “Blockbuster was valued at 7.7 billion, but it did not know how to adapt to the new world. We do not want to be Blockbuster. The Super League’s proposal to give football for free… Yes, it is innovative! We continue working. The format will be 100% meritocratic. Free football would put an end to piracy.”

– LaLiga: “The agreement with CVC. They intended to expropriate 11% of the profits for half a century. 50 years! Whether we wanted it or not. Behind our backs. I will kill myself so that Real Madrid’s money belongs to Real Madrid. Be clear that I “I will kill myself to defend that Real Madrid’s money stays in Real Madrid.”

– Bernabéu. “I want you to know that income from concerts barely represents 1% of the total. We don’t make money here. Those who sing make money, and they also do it very well. Let’s see what we can do about the noise issue. There are neighborhoods in which there are open-air concerts at 4:00 a.m. and you can hear them. But let it be clear that our business is football, the museum, the store…”

Everything, in an Assembly with a dart calendar (“Bellingham, for example, will turn 21 having played 251 games. At his age, Beckham had only played 54. The physical and mental pressure is disproportionate”), to the new Champions (“As there are more matches, the value of each one has dropped almost 30%. More matches, but they are worth less. This competition will only arouse excitement at the end and not at the beginning”) and final sarcasm (“There are those who say that we are going to go bankrupt. But how are we going to go bankrupt? If we don’t win the Champions League maybe… well (laugh), if we don’t win the Champions League, neither (laugh again)”.

All points were approved, as expected: fiscal year 2023-24 (15.6 million profit), record budget for 2024-25 (1,127.9 million) and fees for 2025-26 (it will become €148.52, an increase of 3.4%). Just as the path to the Elections 2025regarding which the president… has not made it clear if he will present himself. But the internal voices say yes. With energy, you can see him. And fang.