Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has thrown down the gauntlet to his critics, declaring he will only step down if defeated in elections and challenging anyone who wants him out to beat him at the ballot box.<\/p>\n
In a characteristically bold statement, P\u00e9rez said: \u201cI will LEAVE when someone WINS the elections against me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n He continued: \u201cPeople say I have cancer, that I want to go\u2026 you want me to go? FINE. I call elections and let\u2019s see who wins against me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The 78-year-old president once again rejected any notion of resigning under pressure. He directly addressed ongoing rumors about his health and alleged desire to leave the club, dismissing them while offering a clear democratic solution: new presidential elections.<\/p>\n This latest fiery response reinforces P\u00e9rez\u2019s earlier statements where he declared \u201cI am NOT going to resign,\u201d denied cancer rumors, and claimed he works \u201cday and night as an ANIMAL\u201d for Real Madrid.<\/p>\n P\u00e9rez\u2019s comments come during a difficult 2025\/26 campaign that has seen Real Madrid face criticism following losses, including a recent defeat to Barcelona. Despite the club boasting the highest revenue and most valuable squad in the world, the trophyless run so far has increased pressure on the long-serving president.<\/p>\n However, P\u00e9rez continues to highlight his impressive legacy: 7 Champions League titles<\/strong> and 66 total trophies<\/strong> across football and basketball during his time in charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has thrown down the gauntlet to his critics, declaring he will only step down if\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2327],"class_list":["post-51841","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\/51841","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=51841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51843,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51841\/revisions\/51843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}P\u00e9rez Challenges Critics and Calls for Elections<\/h3>\n
Context Amid Turbulent Season<\/h3>\n