{"id":51865,"date":"2026-05-12T23:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51865"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:56:50","slug":"inside-florentino-perezs-explosive-press-conference-heres-what-the-real-madrid-president-said-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/inside-florentino-perezs-explosive-press-conference-heres-what-the-real-madrid-president-said-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Florentino P\u00e9rez\u2019s explosive press conference \u2013 Here\u2019s what the Real Madrid president said today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has just held one of the most dramatic and fiery press conferences in recent football history, launching a defiant defense of his leadership while attacking critics, media, Barcelona, and La Liga.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a marathon and often chaotic session, the 78-year-old president refused to resign, called for early elections, lashed out at journalists, and doubled down on his fight against the Negreira Case.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Key Moments from P\u00e9rez\u2019s Explosive Press Conference<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>No Resignation:<\/strong> P\u00e9rez made it crystal clear he has no plans to step down, saying he is \u201csorry\u201d but he will <strong>not<\/strong> resign. Instead, he called for presidential elections three years early and challenged potential candidates: \u201cRun against me if you can.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThey\u2019ll Have to Shoot Me\u201d:<\/strong> When asked about pressure to leave, P\u00e9rez declared dramatically: \u201cThey think they can kick me out\u2026 NO. They\u2019ll have to shoot me.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refuses Sporting Questions:<\/strong> He immediately shut down questions about on-pitch matters, refusing to discuss the team\u2019s current form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defends His Legacy:<\/strong> Claimed he is the <strong>best president in Real Madrid\u2019s history<\/strong>, boasting <strong>74 titles<\/strong> across football and basketball. He insisted the club is <strong>not a dictatorship<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dressing Room Fights:<\/strong> Downplayed the Valverde-Tchouam\u00e9ni incident, saying players fight \u201calmost every season\u201d and that \u201cat least 4 or 5 players hit each other per year.\u201d He called both players \u201cgood kids.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mocks the Media:<\/strong> P\u00e9rez pulled out his phone live on camera, read headlines, and laughed at what he called \u201cfake news,\u201d particularly targeting Spanish newspaper ABC and one female journalist, whom he criticized harshly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Superhuman Work Ethic:<\/strong> Described himself as a \u201csupernatural animal\u201d and a \u201cbeast\u201d who works day and night for the club. He strongly denied cancer rumors and claims he is tired.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Negreira Case Attack:<\/strong> Launched a blistering assault on Barcelona, calling the Negreira scandal <strong>\u201cthe most disgraceful scandal in football history.\u201d<\/strong> He confirmed Real Madrid has prepared a detailed document to send to UEFA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWe Were Robbed\u201d:<\/strong> Claimed Real Madrid have been robbed of at least <strong>7 La Liga titles<\/strong> due to refereeing decisions and said Barcelona took <strong>18 points<\/strong> from them this season alone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boasts Club Strength:<\/strong> Highlighted that Real Madrid currently has the <strong>most valuable squad in the world<\/strong> according to Transfermarkt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal Bragging:<\/strong> Reminded everyone that he is a major construction mogul whose companies generate billions in revenue worldwide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Message to Fans:<\/strong> Urged socios and supporters to back the players and stop booing them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The press conference ended with P\u00e9rez saying \u201cgood night\u201d and telling journalists he hopes he never has to see them again.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">A Historic and Chaotic Night at Real Madrid<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This press conference perfectly encapsulates Florentino P\u00e9rez\u2019s combative style. While many socios admire his fighting spirit and trophy-winning record, others believe his dramatic approach and constant wars with media, La Liga, and Barcelona are adding unnecessary pressure during a difficult 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has just held one of the most dramatic and fiery press conferences in recent football\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2327,4057],"class_list":["post-51865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-florentino-perez","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51865","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=51865"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51868,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51865\/revisions\/51868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}