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Florentino Pérez denounced in the sports section of the president's report, in the first point of the Ordinary General Assembly of Real Madrid, a "damaging calendar" that caused a large part of his squad to play "more than 80 matches" last season, lamenting the number of injuries that are generated.
"Last season we won two titles that we continue to add to a record that is unique in the history of football. We competed until the end in all competitions in a very tough season, with very serious injuries that prevented us from having important players throughout the year. In two years we suffered five cruciate ligament ruptures and many long-term absences due to a schedule that is increasingly harmful to all players," he lamented. "The internationals have played more than 80 games in a season, which is an absolute outrage, but our responsibility is to keep growing. We are boosting the sports strategy with the mix of the best in the world with young talents who will be stars of the future. They are Real Madrid players at heart who love Real Madrid. It is key for them to be with us," he added.You can also read: Pope Leo XIV meets with Monsignor Ozoria after retirement from functions
The top official of the white club presented the bets made for the season, starting with the arrival of Xabi Alonso as coach. "He represents the values of Real Madrid, knows our home after winning everything defending the shirt and arrives after making history at Bayer Leverkusen." And he reviewed the new players added to the project. "We have signed great players like Trent Alexander-Arnold, with an impressive career at one of the greats like Liverpool." "We also welcome Dean Huijsen, a young 20-year-old center-back who is already an international with the Spanish national team and who demonstrates a very special talent. Like Álvaro Carreras, a talent who was trained in our youth academy and comes from Benfica, who will give us great joys," he analyzed. Finally, he valued the arrival of the Argentinian Franco Mastantuono. "He is one of the great talents of world football who, at 18 years old, is already the youngest player to debut with the Argentinian national team. He joins a team with Vinícius, 'The Best' 2024 award winner, or Mbappé, who recently received the 'Golden Boot' in his first season at Real Madrid." Florentino Pérez also highlighted the image of captain Dani Carvajal, "one of our greatest youth players who has the honor of holding the record with six European Cups." And he highlighted Real Madrid's good sporting moment. "We continue to build the present and future of a team that is leading LaLiga with one game less and in the top group of the Champions League. We are excited that with the talent of these players, we will achieve the goals of the season." Florentino Pérez praised the youth academy work carried out by Real Madrid, with the pride of having "the best youth academy in the world", as he defended, backed by data such as the 199 youth players from the Real Madrid academy who play in professional leagues or that 83% of professional teams in Spanish football have players trained in the Madrid sports city.
