The Ultimate Guide To Real Madrid’s 2026 Presidential Election
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- Sports Money The Ultimate Guide To Real Madrid’s 2026 Presidential Election By Sam Leveridge,
- Florentino Pérez, 79, faces businessman Enrique Riquelme, 37, in a contest that represents the first genuine electoral challenge to the incumbent since his return to the presidency in 2009.
- Protests from sections of the support during matches, some targeting Pérez directly alongside players including Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham, had made the political temperature inside the Bernébu uncomfortable.
Sports Money The Ultimate Guide To Real Madrid’s 2026 Presidential Election By Sam Leveridge,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sam Leveridge is a reporter based in Spain with a focus on soccer.Follow Author May 31, 2026, 02:38pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Current President Florentino Pérez is facing a rival at the election for the first time in 20 years.AFP via Getty ImagesOn Sunday June 7th, Real Madrid’s approximately 95,000 registered members will decide who will lead the world’s most commercially powerful soccer club for the next four years. It is the first time since 2006 that there will actually be a choice on the ballot paper to be the club’s next President.
Florentino Pérez, 79, faces businessman Enrique Riquelme, 37, in a contest that represents the first genuine electoral challenge to the incumbent since his return to the presidency in 2009. Pérez was re-elected unopposed in 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.