{"id":51827,"date":"2026-05-12T21:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51827"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:28:13","slug":"florentino-perez-claims-there-are-campaigns-against-me-denies-cancer-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/florentino-perez-claims-there-are-campaigns-against-me-denies-cancer-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Florentino P\u00e9rez claims \u201cThere Are Campaigns Against Me\u201d \u2013 Denies cancer rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has strongly addressed recent rumors and criticism, confirming he remains firmly in charge and in excellent health.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a direct and emotional statement, P\u00e9rez said: <strong>\u201cThere are CAMPAIGNS against me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">He continued defiantly: <strong>\u201cBut I\u2019m still here and I\u2019m the President of Real Madrid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Addressing health speculation head-on, the president added: <strong>\u201cFor example, some people said I have cancer, this is all MADE UP\u2026 I\u2019m with good health.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">P\u00e9rez Breaks Silence on Smear Campaigns<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Real Madrid supremo has dismissed what he describes as organized campaigns aimed at destabilizing his leadership. P\u00e9rez, who has been president since 2009 (and earlier from 2000\u20132006), emphasized his resilience and commitment to the club during a turbulent period filled with transfer speculation, stadium redevelopment updates, and on-pitch challenges.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Despite persistent rumors circulating on social media and some media outlets, Florentino P\u00e9rez made it crystal clear that he is healthy, active, and fully focused on leading Real Madrid into the future.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Context and What It Means for Real Madrid<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">P\u00e9rez has long been a polarizing figure \u2014 praised by many for delivering multiple Champions League titles, signing superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbapp\u00e9, Bellingham, and Vinicius, and overseeing the ambitious Bernab\u00e9u renovation, while criticized by others for certain transfer strategies and club policies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">By directly confronting the rumors, the 78-year-old president appears determined to silence doubters and project stability as the club prepares for the new season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has strongly addressed recent rumors and criticism, confirming he remains firmly in charge and in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2327],"class_list":["post-51827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-florentino-perez"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51828,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51827\/revisions\/51828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}