“There is vanity, egoism and they all think they are superstars. Real Madrid players never pay for anything. You [students] have education and culture and that’s something that they in general don’t possess.”
— Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon in a lecture to university students that was recorded unbeknownst to him and later broadcast on Spanish national radio. Calderon, who in the speech also insulted David Beckham (“He’s going to Hollywood to be half a film star”), former club president Florentino Perez (claiming Perez sabotaged a deal to acquire Brazilian star Kaka) and Real Madrid fans (“They go as if they were going to the theater. The people don’t support the team, not like in Italy and England.”), has issued an apology. (Reuters)