A Namibian journalist criticised by Florentino Pérez for failing to vote for Vinícius Júnior to win the Ballon d'Or has hit back at the Real Madrid president.

Florentino Pérez could consider making Real Madrid a privately-owned club, he suggested at the club's annual meeting of members in Madrid this weekend.

Perez spoke to Madrid's general assembly for 85 minutes, including questions, on Sunday and covered some big issues

Sheefeni Nicodemus made strong statements against Florentino Pérez following the Real Madrid president's criticism of the Ballon d'Or voting system.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has accused UEFA and FIFA of “putting the health of players at risk” and “disrespecting the fans” in an attack on the global football calendar. Speaking at the club’s annual general meeting in Madrid on Sunday morning,

La Liga chief Javier Tebas has lambasted Florentino Perez for the Real Madrid president's latest comments. During the recent club assembly, Perez hit out at La Liga's commercial rights policy, claiming it has no transparency.

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez commented last Sunday about the controversial Ballon d'Or victory by Manchester City's Rodri Hernández over Vinícius, Carvajal or Bellingham, claiming Rodri deserved to win "but not this year".

Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, expressed his frustration over none of his players winning the Ballon d’Or, calling the process “very hard to explain” and pointing to “surprising events,” including UEFA's involvement and changes in voting criteria that led to the club’s decision to skip the ceremony.

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez launched into an impassioned tirade about why Vinicius Junior should have been the Ballon d’Or winner this year, with the Brazilian beaten out by Manchester

The 2024 Ballon d'Or award to Rodri instead of Vinicius Jr has sparked ongoing frustration at Real Madrid, with a Namibian journalist criticising Florentino Perez.