{"id":51833,"date":"2026-05-12T22:12:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51833"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:43:27","slug":"florentino-perez-says-he-work-day-and-night-as-an-animal-for-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/florentino-perez-says-he-work-day-and-night-as-an-animal-for-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Florentino P\u00e9rez says he work day and night as an \u2018ANIMAL\u2019 for Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has delivered a passionate response to critics, revealing the intense dedication he puts into leading the club.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a fiery and emotional statement, P\u00e9rez declared: <strong>\u201cI work day and night as an ANIMAL for Real Madrid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">P\u00e9rez Defends His Tireless Commitment<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The 78-year-old president, who has been at the helm of Real Madrid for multiple terms since 2000, used strong words to highlight his relentless work ethic. This latest comment comes amid growing fan frustration over a difficult season and ongoing speculation about his leadership.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">P\u00e9rez has repeatedly addressed rumors, health claims, and criticism in recent weeks. With this new statement, he aims to show supporters that he remains fully committed and works tirelessly behind the scenes for the club\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Key Highlights from P\u00e9rez\u2019s Statement:<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Extreme Work Ethic:<\/strong> Describes working \u201cday and night as an ANIMAL\u201d \u2014 a raw expression of his total dedication.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal Sacrifice:<\/strong> Emphasizes putting everything into Real Madrid on and off the pitch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Response to Criticism:<\/strong> Comes after acknowledging fan frustration over a trophyless campaign so far.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Continued Leadership:<\/strong> Reinforces his earlier messages of refusing to resign and calling for new elections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">P\u00e9rez\u2019s Record at Real Madrid<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Despite the current challenges, Florentino P\u00e9rez\u2019s overall tenure remains highly successful:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>7 Champions League titles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>66 total trophies<\/strong> (football + basketball)<\/li>\n<li>Major achievements including the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u stadium transformation<\/li>\n<li>Signing of global superstars and maintaining the socio-owned club model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">P\u00e9rez insists that his non-stop efforts are aimed at returning Real Madrid to the top and delivering more trophies for the fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has delivered a passionate response to critics, revealing the intense dedication he puts into leading\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2327],"class_list":["post-51833","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\/51833","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=51833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51837,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51833\/revisions\/51837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}