AFP, Madrid
Florentino Perez has been re-elected unopposed as president of Real Madrid for a sixth term, the Spanish champions announced on Tuesday.
The 74-year-old was the only candidates to apply after nominations opened at the start of the month.
A club statement said: “A single candidate was validated by the electoral committee....and D. Florentino Perez Rodriguez is proclaimed president.”
Perez, the head of major construction group ACS, had already been re-elected unopposed twice: in 2013 and 2017. He is approaching 18 years in charge of Real.
He was the man behind Madrid’s star-studded ‘Galacticos’ era in his first spell as club president between 2000-2006.His latest mandate runs until 2025.
Meanwhile, the club's captain captain Sergio Ramos, who was already out of this week's Champions League meeting with Liverpool because of a calf injury, has tested positive for Covid-19, the club announced on Tuesday.
“Our player Sergio Ramos tested positive in the last Covid-19 test he performed,” Real Madrid said in a statement.
Ramos is the second case of coronavirus detected in the Real Madrid squad in a week. French defender Raphael Varane tested positive last Tuesday.
Ramos injured his left calf while with Spain during the international window but he has been a vocal presence on the sidelines since.
The positive test means he has to stay away from his teammates until he tests negative.
The 35-year-old defender is going through one of the most difficult seasons of his career -- he underwent knee surgery in February and, after returning in mid-March, missed the Liga game against Celta Vigo on March 20 because of a shin injury.
Ramos has still revealed his plans once his contract with Real Madrid expires on June 30.