Carlo Ancelotti supports Florentino Perez ahead of Real Madrid elections

Florentino Pérez has been re-elected as Real Madrid president after winning the club's first contested election in nearly two decades.The 79-year-old secured 65% of the vote, collecting 21,741 ballot...

Florentino Perez was re-elected as Real Madrid president on Sunday, meaning that Jose Mourinho can now be confirmed as the club’s new manager. The Portuguese has had an agreement in place to return ...

Jose Mourinho is set to confirmed as Real Madrid's new head coach after Florentino Perez was re-elected as the club's president until 2030.

Jose Mourinho is set to confirmed as Real Madrid's new head coach after Florentino Perez was re-elected as the club's president until 2030.

Jose Mourinho's return to Real Madrid is set to be confirmed after Florentino Perez was re-elected as president at the Bernabeu Stadium. Perez confirmed the Portuguese's expected return in his speech after seeing off the challenge of Enrique Riquelme, having made no secret of his intention to name Mourinho as head coach should he seal an eighth term in the role.

Florentino Pérez was re-elected as Real Madrid president on Sunday after defeating rival candidate Enrique Riquelme in the first contested presidential election in 20 years.

Enrique Riquelme loses challenge against Pérez José Mourinho will now be confirmed as manager Florentino Pérez will continue as president of Real Madrid after winning their first elections in 20 years, paving the way for his plans to sell 5% of the club. Pérez, who has been president for 23 years across two spells – first between 2000 and 2006 and then since 2009, winning the last five elections unopposed. The 37-year-old challenger, Enrique Riquelme, lost the vote after 75,219 members exercised their right to vote. The results were held up after Riquelme challenged the validity of around 1,000 postal votes, of which over 400 were eventually struck off. The victory means that José Mourinho should be formally announced as manager on Monday, with Madrid paying Benfica a €15m (£13m) release fee for the Portuguese coach. Pérez had also promised to make a bid of “at least €150m” on Tuesday for an unnamed “galactico” understood to be Michael Olise. Riquelme said he would appoint Raúl González Blanco as his sporting director and he would attempt to convince Jürgen Klopp to come as coach. He also said he was confident of signing Erling Haaland and Rodri. Continue reading...

Florentino Perez will remain as president of Real Madrid, having defeated Enrique Riquelme in the 2026 presidential election. The 79-year-old, who called for the first vote in 20 years, will continue ...

Florentino Pérez has earned four more years as Real Madrid’s president after winning club elections on Sunday. Real Madrid's club television channel said Pérez beat challenger Enrique Riquelme. Pérez’s victory will pave the way for him to bring back José Mourinho for a second stint in charge of Madrid.

Real Madrid members voted in the club's first presidential elections in 20 years, choosing between incumbent Florentino Pérez and businessman Enrique Riquelme.

For the first time in 20 years, Florentino Pérez's Real Madrid reign will be challenged at the ballot box. Pérez, the 79-year-old executive who for the past two-and-a-half-decades has made Madrid the global powerhouse to beat, will face an upstart rival half his age who is making big promises to convince the club's 98,000 members to consider a change. Enrique Riquelme, 37, was still a boy when Pérez first took over.

Under a week remains before the Real Madrid socios turn up to vote for the club’s next president in what will be the first election for the post since 2006.Florentino Perez, who has been unchallenge...