The Assembly of delegate members of Real Madrid began with a memory of the victims of the damage, and then gave way to a video (30 minutes) in which a complete review was given of everything done by the white club in season 23 -24 and everything that happened around the Madrid entity. The highlight, the applause for Kroos, Nacho, Joselu, Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez. The five received all the love from the Real Madrid fans with a loud ovation, just what they did not receive from the president of LaLiga, UEFA, FIFA and, especially, the organization of the Ballon d'Orto which he demanded a change to recover the lost credibility, precisely from the arrival of UEFA to the organization of the award. He put special emphasis on defending Vinicius Junior. At all times he seemed confident and forceful regarding Real Madrid's positioning. “We are in an enviable situation,” he said. The 1,790 votes received on the club's accounts make the agreement clear. Only nine did not support the economic situation and management, making clear the faithful reflection of the support it receives from the Madrid members.
The president of the white team responded to one of the members who asked him about the situation of the 'Sky Bar' at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
After the first twenty minutes dedicated to sports and social matters (24 years as president, 97,000 members, 2,500 supporters clubs and the first club in the world to exceed one billion in revenue and the most valuable entity in the world for many analysts. 600 million followers and a Bernabéu that is already a reality, exalts the city of Madrid and the Spain brand, according to the head of Real Madrid), he dedicated the rest of the speech to highlighting the reality of the white club regarding issues such as the stadium, the relationship-opposition LaLiga, UEFA, FIFA and Ballon d'Or. On this occasion, however, he did not attack the referees, at least in his speech. “Barcelona and Real Madrid must help each other. We have to think that it is a club that is among the biggest in the world. Why would we get angry?”, in clear reference to the fight against UEFA and LaLiga. Tough, forceful and making clear Real Madrid's fight against all enemies, which are many when it comes to management, as Florentino Pérez recognized.
Stick to Guardiola
Of course, Pedro López Jiménez, vice president of the club, did throw some darts, in this case at Guardiola. “To win 6 Champions Leagues in 10 years you have to have a healthy economy, but Bayern is also healthy and has won only 1 in ten years. You also have to have a great coach and Ancelotti is one, but City has Guardiola who is the inventor of Football and CITY has only won once in 10 years. You also have to have great players, PSG had them and had not won anything. So, the only difference and logical explanation is because it has a president called Florentino Pérez.”
LaLiga, in the spotlight
With LaLiga he was once again forceful as in previous years. “There is a lack of transparency on the part of the entity with the agreement with CVC and they wanted to expropriate the commercial rights of the club. 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. We regret the lack of transparency. We are surprised, despite our insistence, How LaLiga justifies the money it distributes to clubs and media. We think, of course, that if not it will be some of those media… that attack us recurrently. And we believe so. We have requested that you identify the subsidized media, because we imagine that if some receive more money, it will be for a purpose. Let him tell us. Barcelona, Athletic y Real Madrid, Once again, we react together. This rejection, I have to say, occurred thanks to the consensus between PSOE and PP. “If these amendments had been successful, Real Madrid would have ceased to be one of its partners, but one of its creditors.”
They wanted to expropriate us
Florentino Perez
UEFA, FIFA and the Super League
He showed his concern about the management of the bodies that govern football. “FIFA has increased the number of stoppages and UEFA has created a Champions League that nobody understands, the matches of the tournaments it had, in addition to launching a new tournament: the Club World Cup. Ten years ago it organized 488 matches and now, 760. And everything, to enter more. The players are not counted. They don't think that sport should be sustainable and they don't think about the footballers either. It is being detrimental to professionals, increasing injuries. This season we can play 82 games! There are 63% more matches organized by UEFA and FIFA: it has gone from 22 to 36.”
The president of the white team wanted to praise the great work that the youth team is doing and showed a series of data in this regard.
Corporate change of Real Madrid and referendum
It was not on the agenda, but as he did a year ago he spoke of the necessary change that Real Madrid must undergo, but that is far from a change towards a Public Limited Company. “Our club must have an organizational structure that protects us as an institution and that also protects us all as owners of Real Madrid. An Assembly will be called to decide the new structure of the club and that the final decision will be submitted to a referendum. Have no doubt that we will do everything necessary to ensure that this club continues to belong to its members“.
Namibia, Uganda, Albania and Finland and the Ballon d'Or
Without Namibia, Uganda, Albania and Finland, Vinicius would have won the Ballon d'Or. And, on top of that, these countries did not give Vinicius any votes
Florentino Perez
Florentino Pérez wanted to dedicate a few minutes to the Ballon d'Or that Rodri won and wanted to talk about the voting system, the journalists and the organization of the award. The president of the white team made several reflections that provoked applause and laughter from the delegate members who attended the Real Madrid Assembly.
First he defended Vinicius, whom he proclaimed as the best in the world, and then recounted what happened to the Ballon d'Or. “Rodrigo has all our love and deserved one. Let it be clear. But not this one. It had to be for a Real Madrid player, whatever criteria were applied. The cry was for Vinicius, but it could have been for our captain, Carvajal. Or even Bellingham. It is very difficult to explain it. But there are certain things that are surprising. The UEFA statement, for example. He points out that his entry had had no impact on the voting system…”
He detailed the changes suffered in the Ballon d'Or, to which he asks for changes so as not to lose reputation. “They have altered the voting system (from 5 players to 10), as well as the number of points (from 6 to 15). And it is surprising that since football is so global, journalists from countries with such a large population like India, don't vote… and others with less than a million, yes. Without Namibia, Uganda, Albania and Finland, Vinicius would have won the Ballon d'Or. And, on top of that, these countries did not give any votes to Vinicius. The Finn, at least, has resigned. You would have to ask the organization what the criteria are, but it is clear that they can do whatever they want at no cost. I would ask France Football and L'Équipe If it makes a lot of sense to join up with UEFA right now. “The Ballon d'Or should be an independent trophy and voted for by recognized people.”
Stadium, concert revenue and noise
The president of Real Madrid referred to one of the issues that most worries Real Madrid fans.
They want and look for a solution to the issue of concerts and noise. He does not seem very concerned about what was seen in the Assembly. “If we can do concerts, we will do them, but We will do what the municipal authorities want. Let's not give much importance to the issue of income either, because the bulk comes from sponsors and they are spectacular. Let's see what we can do about the noise issue. There are neighborhoods where there are open-air concerts at 4:00 a.m. and you can hear them. Anyway, we'll see. But let it be clear that our business is football, the museum, the store…” He remembered the parking issue. “Look, nobody builds a parking lot for 25 games a year. They asked to do it from the Chamartín district and we are happy to do it.”
If we can do concerts, we will, but we will do what the municipal authorities want.
Florentino Perez
Image of the Sky Bar of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium@skybar_bernabeu
He also made reference to what happened with the Sky Bar. “Here comes a man, he makes and does not pay his suppliers. So they do not sign the papers. We have asked for possession of the space and that has an effect. Someone says out there that we are going to ruin ourselves. Well, you should know that this means even less than the concerts. “The real income, to us, comes from sports activities.”
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