The journalist pointed out by Florentino replies to her: "Now I'm the one who doubts if you know this is not about football"

PalmThe surreal press conference by Florentino Pérez after Real Madrid's defeat in the classic continues to generate controversy. After attacking journalists, speaking of a media conspiracy against the club, and insisting on the Negreira case, the white president also made comments that have been branded as sexist against María José Fuenteálamo, a journalist for ABC.

“Look at the newspapers. In ABC there are two articles that are against Madrid, one of them written by a woman who I don't know if she knows about football,” Florentino said during a chaotic press conference full of reproaches against the press. Shortly before, he had also made another controversial statement when he gave the floor to a female journalist in the middle of the room: “This girl, who has the right to speak. That all of you are very ugly.”

The Madridista president also repeatedly lashed out at ABC during the press conference and even assured several times that he would unsubscribe from the newspaper.

Florentino's words were directed at Fuenteálamo, author of the article

Real Madrid and the loser's deafness, published hours before the press conference. In that text, the journalist criticized the white club's lack of self-criticism after a season marked by poor results, internal conflicts, and institutional tension.

“Greatness is also built on obstacles. You are also great because you get through low moments with dignity. Something that the whites have not known how to do this season,” she wrote. She also criticized the image projected by the club: “Today, Real Madrid seems like that. A giant that pretends to be deaf to the whistles of its own. And to the rest.”

The journalist's reaction

The journalist, who lived in Mallorca during her years as a reporter for El Mundo, reacted a few hours later with another article titled I am that woman Florentino is talking about. Fuenteálamo insisted that her article was not strictly about football, but about the social role of Real Madrid and the values it transmits. “Because this is not about football,” she stated, before responding directly to the Madrid president: “And now it is I who doubt whether you know it or not.”

The journalist also explained her surprise at becoming the target of a press conference initially convened to discuss the club's future. “That a Real Madrid president dedicates words to me just for having an opinion? To this insignificant journalist who doesn't write about Sports? I didn't expect this,” she wrote.

Florentino's appearance, the first in thirteen years, ended up being a long diatribe against the press, with references to specific journalists, accusations of conspiracy, and new insinuations about the Negreira case. The white president also announced club elections and assured that he will run again to continue at the helm of Madrid, just two days after the defeat against Hansi Flick's Barça in the classic.