Florentino Perez arguably set a new world record for slips in one hour yesterday. During an exceptional press conference organized at the training center, the boss of Real Madrid fired at everything that moved: the media (and even certain journalists who were victims of sexist remarks), Barça, the refereeing, or even the entrepreneur Enrique Riquelme, who is running for the post of president of Real Madrid.
In Spain, and even almost everywhere in Europe, Florentino Perez has been getting expensive since last night. The Madrid daily A.S. describes a Florentino Pérez “more irritated and combative than ever“, overwhelmed by events and unable to control a press conference”which totally escaped him“. Marca returns at length to the repeated personal attacks of the Madrid president against several journalists present in the room, but also to his remarks considered contemptuous and aggressive.
More than 10 slip-ups in one press conference
On the Catalan side, the Madrid boss is ridiculed. 8 of the first 10 articles appearing on the front page of the site Mundo Deportivo are linked to Florentino Perez’s slip-ups. “The president of Real Madrid made more controversial statements during his most tense press conference. He once again caused a sensation, but not only through the content of his speech. His unexpected statement towards a journalist was just one more episode in a press conference which, by its tone and content, will remain engraved in the memory of Real Madrid supporters.writes the Barcelona media in an ironic tone.
In an editorial, journalist Anna Cordovilla adds: “Florentino Perez let loose during a controversial, surreal and interminable press conference, distilling a series of memorable remarks, some of which, by their tone, were more than dubious. He probably made a huge mistake. » The other Catalan newspaper Sport publishes an article entitled “the most surreal moments of Perez’s press conference”, listing all the Madrid boss’s slip-ups, estimated at just over 10. “It is difficult to find the words to describe the press conference held by the president of Real Madrid”adds the media. For its part, FC Barcelona issued a press release last night, announcing that it reserved the right to initiate legal proceedings following Perez’s insinuations.
