‘Sexist, shocking, surreal’: Spain reacts to Real Madrid boss presser

EuroNews · May 13, 2026 · 568 words · By Adnan Leal

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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez... accused arch-rival Barcelona of corruption.”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the 'Negreira case', an ongoing sports corruption investigation involving FC Barcelona. While the specific press conference quote isn't in the snippet, the context of the corruption accusations is an established factual matter in the provided reference.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [floɾenˈtino ˈpeɾeθ roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman and the president of football club Real Madrid, as well as chairman and C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentino_Pérez

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Negreira investigation is an ongoing sports corruption investigation involving Spanish football club FC Barcelona and José María Enríquez Negreira, a former vice president of the Technical Commit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negreira_case

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol] ), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The clu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF

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“Pérez said he would not step down after a disastrous season, in which Real Madrid failed to qualify for the Champions League final and lost La Liga title to Barcelona.”

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BBC Sport reports that Pérez's announcement came after Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in El Clasico to claim back-to-back La Liga titles. Google News results also confirm Barcelona's title celebrations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 122nd season in existence and the club's 95th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Real_Madrid_CF_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — La Fábrica ("The Factory") is the name given to Real Madrid's farm system and academy. La Fábrica has produced a number of players that have contributed to Real Madrid's sustained sporting success sin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fábrica_(Real_Madrid)

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“Pérez then announced then the club would hold elections and that he would stand as a candidate once again.”

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Multiple sources, including The Standard and another news summary, confirm that Florentino Pérez called for a presidential election and announced he would stand as a candidate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ciudad Real Madrid Florentino Pérez is Real Madrid's training complex, located outside Madrid in Valdebebas near Barajas airport. Also hosting the club's youth academy, known conceptually as La Fá…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Real_Madrid

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a football club based in Madrid, Spain, that competes La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Unlike most European football clubs, Real Madrid CF is owned and run by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Real_Madrid_CF_preside…

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“the 79-year-old criticised recent media coverage of internal tensions at the club, including reports of a dressing-room incident involving players Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde, who ended up in hospital. Both were fined.”

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While Wikipedia confirms the identities of Tchouaméni and Valverde, none of the provided evidence mentions a dressing-room incident, hospitalization, or fines.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni (French pronunciation: [oʁeljɛ̃ dʒani tʃuameni, tʃwa-]; born 27 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for La …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurélien_Tchouaméni

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta (Spanish pronunciation: [feðeˈɾiko βalˈβeɾðe]; born 22 July 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Real Madr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Valverde

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“Pérez also became involved in a verbal exchange with journalist David Sánchez de Castro of ABC over the newspaper’s coverage of Real Madrid.”

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Web search results confirm Pérez was 'agitated' and 'took aim' at a journalist from the Spanish newspaper ABC during the press conference.

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“He later announced he would cancel his subscription to ABC”

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One search result mentions Pérez's interaction with ABC and his criticism of their reporting, but the specific act of canceling a subscription is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pérez began his professional career in the private sector in 1971 and was a member of the Spanish Union of the Democratic Center and the secretary-general of the Spanish Democratic Reformist Party, fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentino_Pérez

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web search NEUTRAL — ABC, a newspaper that loves me dearly, wrote: 'Before the Board of Directors meeting of Real Madrid, Florentino reportedly told a close circle that he was tired, raising alarms.' Thank you very much. …
https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/club/latest-news/flore…

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web search NEUTRAL — Florentino takes aim at Spanish journalist. Pérez is very agitated here, and he's not impressed with the media. Especially one poor soul from Spanish newspaper ABC, who he has singled out specifically…
https://en.as.com/soccer/florentino-perez-emergency-press-co…

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“Referring to two recent articles published by the outlet about the club, Pérez said: “One of them was written by a woman. I don’t know if she knows anything about football.””

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Multiple sources report that Pérez questioned the football knowledge of a female reporter and made sexist remarks during the press conference.

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web search NEUTRAL — The female journalist singled out by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez during his explosive press conference has spoken out, saying she is still in "disbelief" over the attack.Perez sparked contr…
https://tribuna.com/en/blogs/florentino-perez-ridiculed-fema…

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web search NEUTRAL — Real Madrid President Florentino Perez called a historic press confernece on Tuesday evening after his side lost El Clasico to Barcelona on Sunday night, and in the process, confirmed a second straigh…
https://www.football-espana.net/2026/05/12/real-madrid-presi…

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web search NEUTRAL — THE WOMAN targeted by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez in his bizarre rant has spoken out. The Real chief, 79, convened a press conference on Tuesday in which he accused a number of journalis…
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39093671/female-reporter-real…

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“He later added, pointing to another journalist: “That girl there, ask a question. The rest of you are very ugly.””

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Sources report that Pérez made sexist remarks to journalists present and engaged in a 'bizarre rant' involving specific journalists.

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web search NEUTRAL — Initially, Pérez's policy worked to great success, as each new Galáctico had the squad built around them, and the team had a good balance between attack and defence. In his first years in office, Real…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentino_Pérez

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web search NEUTRAL — During the press conference, Perez made two sexist remarks to journalists present. Perez went on a lengthy rant about supposed media campaigns against Real Madrid, accusing a number of outlets and ind…
https://www.football-espana.net/2026/05/12/real-madrid-presi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Florentino Perez press conference. Top news. BBC.“Regarding the press conference called by the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, we inform you that our legal department is carefully studying…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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“Spain’s most listened-to radio station, Cadena SER, criticised Pérez’s comments, saying they reflected “arrogance and sexism”.”

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“The journalist targeted by Pérez, María José Fuenteálamo, said she “did not expect this” and added that she had only written an opinion column.”

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One source mentions the female reporter targeted by Pérez has spoken out in 'disbelief', but the specific name María José Fuenteálamo and the detail about the opinion column are not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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“Others suggested it was a calculated attempt to divert attention from another trophyless season — the club’s second in a row.”

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“Pérez described Barcelona’s alleged corruption as “the biggest scandal in football history”, claiming that “seven league titles were stolen” from Real Madrid as a result”

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“announced that a 500-page dossier would be submitted to UEFA, European football’s governing body.”

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“Real Madrid is one of the most successful football clubs in modern football, having won more Champions League titles than any other European club.”

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“Pérez is the club’s longest-serving president.”

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