The Wall Street Journal, the most influential financial newspaper in the United States, has praised Florentino Pérez for being "a football visionary," "one of the most successful executives in the history of sports" and for building "the greatest dynasty in football".
In an extensive article, The Wall Street Journal reviews the career of the president of the white club and especially how he built this "dynasty" through successes on a sporting and economic level.
Regarding the final in London, the prestigious financial newspaper explains that "a victory would widen the gap between Real Madrid and any other club on the continent, since none has been crowned European champion more than seven times. But it would also underscore Pérez's status as one of the most successful owners or executives in the history of the sport. As the architect of Real Madrid's modern success, he alone has already overseen six of the club's 14 European triumphs, including four in the last eight seasons," continues the influential American newspaper.
The Wall Street Journal details Florentino Pérez's journey from the start of his football career in 2000 to the current era, which is the most prosperous in the sport's history. And not only in sports, this newspaper points out, but also in matters as important for Real Madrid as the "fight with the Spanish league over television rights payments, which could not match the gold rush in the English Premier League." And the work of the new Santiago Bernabéu, which "needed to be renewed."
The article especially emphasizes the leadership of Florentino Pérez in the creation of the European Super League, "which would generate more games for the continent's elite, along with more television income." It explains to its readers how the president of Real Madrid emphasizes that football fans are already asking for "more confrontations between heavyweights all the time" and remembers one of his words in the year 2022 to exemplify it: "If UEFA organized tennis, we would hardly have seen matches between Nadal and Federer."
It also illustrates the success of Florentino Pérez in trusting Carlo Ancelotti, "the ideal coach", a man who already has two European Cups with Real Madrid and who on Saturday can win the third, the fifth in his total career as coach.
Finally, the influential American newspaper reports how Florentino Pérez has also managed to bring in a "superstar" as a free agent and that it represents "another prize for this summer." That star is Kylian Mbappé, who in the coming days will officially be a Real Madrid player.
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