Wednesday’s news cycle was completely dominated by Florentino Pérez’s explosive public appearance, turning what many expected to be a routine institutional announcement into one of the most dramatic moments in recent Real Madrid history.

Instead of calling for elections after a trophyless season, the Real Madrid president launched an unprecedented, full-frontal attack on the media and football institutions. The sports press universally described the press conference as one of the most bizarre of his tenure, highlighting a striking lack of self-criticism and an aggressive tone that caught everyone off guard.

Spain’s leading sports daily MARCA ran with the massive headline “CONFUSION,” calling the appearance “grotesque” and noting that Pérez refused to address the team’s sporting crisis. Instead, he delivered a rambling speech focused entirely on attacking the press. Two quotes stood out: “They stole seven league titles from me” and the defiant “They’ll have to drag me out at gunpoint.”

AS newspaper chose that latter quote for its front page, emphasizing that Pérez urgently called elections while ironically questioning why no one would run against him. “Maybe they’re afraid of me,” he said, before complaining about a supposed “campaign” against him and the club.

Catalan daily MUNDO DEPORTIVO led with a blunt “DELIRIOUS,” describing a press conference that “turned into a grotesque farce.” The paper noted that Pérez once again pulled out the “Negreira card” to justify his own failures, indulged in self-praise, and showed “zero self-criticism.”

SPORT went with “REAL FARCE,” claiming Pérez showed “his worst side.” Along with attacks on the press and the “stolen” league titles claims, the paper added that FC Barcelona is already considering legal action over the serious accusations made by the Real Madrid chief.

Even general-interest newspapers featured Pérez’s outburst on their front pages, focusing on the institutional gravity of his words and the specific attacks on certain media groups. ABC was notably at the center of one of the most tense moments of the entire press conference, adding another layer of drama to an already extraordinary day in Spanish football.