Real Madrid Elections 2026: Florentino Pérez vs. Enrique Riquelme – The Battle for the Bernabéu Daniel Richardson May 26, 2026 • 18:45 UTC+2 (Madrid time) The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, center of the power struggle between Florentino Pérez and Enrique Riquelme. The €1.7 billion renovation has become a political football in the upcoming elections. Madrid, Spain … Read more
Real Madrid Votes Again: Florentino Pérez Faces Juan Román Riquelme in Historic Presidential Election Daniel Richardson May 24, 2026 • Updated 15:30 UTC Pérez (left) and Riquelme (right) prepare for the first Real Madrid presidential election since 2006. The vote will determine the club’s future direction after two decades under Pérez’s leadership. MADRID, Spain — … Read more
Real Madrid Returns to the Polls: Florentino Pérez Faces First Serious Challenge in 20 Years By Daniel Richardson | Editor-in-Chief, Archysport Madrid, Spain — May 24, 2026. After two decades without a contested election, Real Madrid’s presidency is once again up for grabs as incumbent Florentino Pérez faces his first serious challenge from businessman Enrique … Read more
Real Madrid Elections 2026: Pérez’s Giant Banner Campaign vs. Riquelme’s Bold Appeal to ‘Not Fear’ May 23, 2026 • 18:30 UTC Daniel Richardson Football / Club Politics Pérez’s campaign banner near Santiago Bernabéu features his seven Champions League titles, mirroring Joan Laporta’s 2021 Barcelona strategy. Source: La Razón Madrid, Spain — The battle for control … Read more
Real Madrid Closes Its ‘Annus Horribilis’ with Carvajal’s Departure: The End of an Era and Florentino’s Looming Question By Daniel Richardson | Editor-in-Chief, Archysport | May 23, 2026 18 min read Madrid, Spain | UTC+2 Carvajal during his final training session at Santiago Bernabéu, May 2026. Photo: Real Madrid CF For Real Madrid, the 2025-26 … Read more
Real Madrid Elections: The Andbank Search for Solvency As the deadline looms this Saturday, May 23, 2026, the race for the presidency of Real Madrid has hit a critical financial bottleneck. Enrique Riquelme, the president of Grupo Cox and a prominent challenger to the current leadership, finds his candidacy hanging in the balance as he … Read more
The atmosphere inside the press room at Ciudad Real Madrid on May 12, 2026, didn’t feel like a standard club update. It felt like a battlefield. Florentino Pérez, the man who has steered Real Madrid through the most decorated era in its history, didn’t just deliver a statement; he launched a counter-offensive. For years, Pérez … Read more
Referees Seek Disciplinary Action Against Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez The long-simmering tension between the officiating corps of Spanish football and the leadership of Real Madrid has reached a breaking point. The Spanish Referees’ Association (Aesaf), the union representing match officials, has formally requested that the Royal Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF) Competition Committee open a … Read more
Spanish Referees Demand Disciplinary Action Against Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez The power struggle between Spain’s footballing elite and the officials who police the pitch has reached a breaking point. In a move that threatens to destabilize the final stretch of the season, Spanish referees have formally requested the opening of a disciplinary file against … Read more
Tension Outshines Victory: Real Madrid Beat Oviedo Amid Bernabéu Boos and Presidential Protests The scoreboard at the Santiago Bernabéu read 2-0 in favor of Real Madrid, but for those in attendance on Thursday, the result was the least interesting part of the evening. In a match characterized by a lack of tactical urgency—described by many … Read more