FIFA Club World Cup is to blame for Real Madrid's trophyless season, says Florentino Pérez (opens in new tab)

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez considers the Club World Cup last summer the cause of the bad 2025/26 season the team has endured, with no titles: eliminated in Copa del Rey round of 16, in Champions League quarter-finals, and beaten by Barça with three matchdays remaining in LaLiga. Pérez, who gave a surrealist press conference on Tuesday to announce a call for elections that starts today, attended TV channel La Sexta, where he talked a bit more about the sporting results of the footb...