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Calderón To Resign As Real Madrid President
Ramón Calderón will resign as Real Madrid president tomorrow after the recent 'rigging' scandal with the Assembly.
Jan 15, 2009 4:13:35 PM
Ramón Calderón will on Friday morning announce his resignation as Real
Madrid president following the recent 'rigged' Assembly scandal that
has rocked the club.
Sources such as Onda Cero, Marca, and AS report that pressure from various members of the board of directors has finally got to the president and tomorrow will be his final day in charge.
Vicente Boluda, who is currently the vice-president, will take over from Calderón for the time being.
It is thought that the board will hold a meeting at around midday tomorrow to discuss the situation regarding the departure of Calderón, and to look ahead.
The two options they may well discuss will be either passing Boluda as the president for the foreseeable future, or to have another election, which seems by far the more likely option, with 24 May being touted as possible date by AS.
The news will no doubt interest greatly former president Florentino Pérez, who has commented recently that a comeback could well be on the cards.
Rocky Reign
Calderón's reign as president has come under massive scrutiny lately after it was reported that non-members attended the Assembly last month and voted in favor the president.
Even though he firmly denied any part in the rigging and claimed he was 'surprised' reading about it, some of his words have been shown to be untrue, by none other than the Madrid daily, Marca.
The paper, which has, for so long, being a voice for Real Madrid, was the first to expose the non-members at the Assembly, and has never let up on the president since.
First, interviews were published with Nanín, who was one of the men sacked after the scandal, declaring that Calderón was actually in charge of everything, and that his own wife was actually there, who was not eligible.
Then, photos were published, showing that, despite the fact the president swore he did not know any of the people invovled, in reality, he did.
The shots included some of him on holiday with people involved in the voting at the Assembly, one of them in Rome and one on a yacht.
This illustration of what appears to be a blatant lie from the president could well have been the straw that broke the camels back today.
Calderón was elected as president back in 2006 and during his time in charge the club have won two league titles and the Spanish Super Cup.
--James Walker-Roberts, Goal.com
Sources such as Onda Cero, Marca, and AS report that pressure from various members of the board of directors has finally got to the president and tomorrow will be his final day in charge.
Vicente Boluda, who is currently the vice-president, will take over from Calderón for the time being.
It is thought that the board will hold a meeting at around midday tomorrow to discuss the situation regarding the departure of Calderón, and to look ahead.
The two options they may well discuss will be either passing Boluda as the president for the foreseeable future, or to have another election, which seems by far the more likely option, with 24 May being touted as possible date by AS.
The news will no doubt interest greatly former president Florentino Pérez, who has commented recently that a comeback could well be on the cards.
Rocky Reign
Calderón's reign as president has come under massive scrutiny lately after it was reported that non-members attended the Assembly last month and voted in favor the president.
Even though he firmly denied any part in the rigging and claimed he was 'surprised' reading about it, some of his words have been shown to be untrue, by none other than the Madrid daily, Marca.
The paper, which has, for so long, being a voice for Real Madrid, was the first to expose the non-members at the Assembly, and has never let up on the president since.
First, interviews were published with Nanín, who was one of the men sacked after the scandal, declaring that Calderón was actually in charge of everything, and that his own wife was actually there, who was not eligible.
Then, photos were published, showing that, despite the fact the president swore he did not know any of the people invovled, in reality, he did.
The shots included some of him on holiday with people involved in the voting at the Assembly, one of them in Rome and one on a yacht.
This illustration of what appears to be a blatant lie from the president could well have been the straw that broke the camels back today.
Calderón was elected as president back in 2006 and during his time in charge the club have won two league titles and the Spanish Super Cup.
--James Walker-Roberts, Goal.com
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