Peres as president of Real Madrid for a sixth term ... and Corona virus infects Ramos

Businessman Florentino Perez (74 years), the only candidate, was elected president of Real Madrid for a sixth term, according to what the capital club announced yesterday evening, and he will remain in office until 2025. The "royal" team said in a press statement, "The nomination has been approved. Only one was appointed by the Electoral Commission under Article 40 of the club's statutes, and Florentino Pires Rodrigues was declared president. "

The electoral committee of the Madrid club met today, after the expiration of the Monday deadline, set to close the door for submitting candidatures for the presidency of Real.

The list headed by Peres was elected, and the election process ended less than a quarter of an hour after its start, according to the club's statement.

It is the fourth term in succession to Peres and the sixth after he was president of the club in a previous period.

Perez is betting in his candidacy on completing the restoration work at the "Santiago - Bernabeu" stadium, managing the club's finances in light of the Coronavirus pandemic, and contracting either with French Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe or Borussia Dortmund's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland.

On the other hand, Real announced that its captain Sergio Ramos, who is currently away from the stadiums, was infected with a left calf injury and absent from the return match against Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League competition tomorrow, with the Corona virus.

"Our player Sergio Ramos has tested positive for Covid-19," the Madrid club said in a statement.

Ramos became the second positive case in Real in a week, after the French international defender Rafael Varane, last Tuesday, noting that the latter has not yet received the green light to join his companions.

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