Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon Dislikes Everyone

Pity poor Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon. Here we are living in an age of cell phone cameras, YouTube and blogs and yet he was naïve enough to think that a speech in which he lashes out at his club’s players and fans would not be recorded for the whole world to hear. That is exactly what happened on Tuesday when Calderon gave a speech to students at the Villanueva University Center, a speech that ended up being recorded and broadcast on Spanish radio.

Among the targets of his ire, his players.

“There is vanity, egoism and they all think they are superstars,” Calderon told the students. “Real Madrid players never pay for anything. You (students) have education and culture and that’s something that they in general don’t possess.”

Ouch. Do you suppose that is going to make Roberto Carlos run out and buy a copy of Don Quixote tonight so he can get himself some culture?

Speaking of uncultured, what did Calderon have to say about David Beckham’s decision to bolt for the uncivilized land of the U.S. of A? He seems to agree with the opinion of soccer expert Giorgi Armani.

“He’s going to Hollywood to be half a film star,” he said. “Our technical staff were right not to extend his contract and that has been proved by the fact that no other technical staff in the world wanted him except Los Angeles.”

Half a film star? Beckham is going to be huge. We’re talking Dancing with the Stars huge.

Finally, Calderon offered up these words about the passion of Real Madrid’s fans.

“It’s a stadium where people go as if they were going to the theater. The people don’t support the team, not like in Italy and England.”

What a great way to recognize the people who pay your salary.

“The president was only trying to help students understand the importance of management in a business as big as that of Real Madrid,” the club said in a statement.

Lesson learned. Ramon Calderon is a model example of business management.

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