Real Madrid President Ramón Calderón Slams Rigging Allegations
Los Blancos' chief, señor Calderón, has finally responded to claims that either he or his board members tried to fix votes during the club’s general assembly last month.
Jan 14, 2009 6:12:17 AM
Spain has been rocked by the whirlwind allegations over the past 24 hours that Real Madrid’s December 7 General Assembly was manipulated by the club hierarchy who allowed non-members to vote.
But president Ramon Calderon took the opportunity to appear on a number of radio interviews last night, including Radio Marca’s ‘Onda Cero’ and Cadena SER’s ‘El Larguero’, where he wholeheartedly denied any unlawful activity.
“This is a dirty trick played by someone and it has no truth to it whatsoever,” he boomed.
“Neither myself nor any of my board members tried to manipulate the assembly or even allowed it to be manipulated.
“But if in fact there were people who attended the assembly who shouldn’t be there, then they will be punished accordingly.”
Calderón then went on to drop the bombshell that with all the accusations and issues surrounding his board at present, he has no desire to run for re-election. But he was also quick to point out that it does not mean he will quit.
“It would be madness to resign. There are a number of candidates ready to replace me but the players and the coaches would plunge into chaos. It would make no sense,” he concluded.
KS Leong, Goal.com
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