TA: Real Madrid believes that UEFA influenced last year s Golden Ball Award; UEFA opposes Real Madrid because of the European Super League

It will be held in the early morning of the 23rd, and it is not yet certain whether Real Madrid will send representatives to participate.

"The Athletic" reported that sources familiar with the idea of ​​Real Madrid president Florentino said that Real Madrid believes UEFA influenced the decision not to award the Golden Balls to Real Madrid players last year because of Real Madrid's push for the European Super League program, although the Golden Balls were decided by a vote of 100 independent journalists.

For many people around Real Madrid, this is just another example of the "siege mentality" during Florentino's tenure. Several sources revealed to The Athletic that Florentino has long believed that Spain can be divided into two factions: "Real Madrid lovers" and "Real Madrid lovers". Some people believe that: "Florentino firmly believes that half of Spain is Real Madrid fans, and the other half is anti-Real Madridists."

The European Super League plan initiated by Florentino in April 2021 quickly collapsed, and since then UEFA and Chairman Cheferin have also been included in the "anti-Real Madridists" list.

Many sources said that many employees who have worked in Real Madrid for a long time, especially in the communications department, believe that many people in the world are actively fighting them. This view helps explain why Real Madrid (RMTV) is so fiercely targeting so-called Real Madrid enemies such as the La Liga referee team and Barcelona president Laporta.

Everyone at Real Madrid TV knows what editorial position they need to take on those who are considered "anti-Real Madridists", and the content is not directly written by Real Madrid senior executives such as Florentino. A former Real Madrid employee said the TV station, which is free to play in Spain and can be watched online all over the world, has a very important "for political propaganda purposes."

Florentino had wanted to be a politician, and later became a very successful businessman, whose control over information dissemination helped him promote changes to the Real Madrid club’s charter that strongly limited potential challengers to his position as president. It also helped Real Madrid continue to support the European Super League project and provide assistance in the ongoing struggle with La Liga president Tebas for funding and power. The storm of anger also helped distract fans when the team was underperforming, with the boycott of the Ballon d'Or last year just hours after Real Madrid lost 0-4 to Barcelona at home. Real Madrid's most intense criticism of the referee broke out in early 2025, when the team was experiencing a 24-25 season struggle, and Real Madrid did not win any important trophy in the end.

Before the final of the King's Cup final last season, Real Madrid executives once said that they were considering boycotting the game because a few days before the game, Real Madrid TV broadcast a video accusing the referee of favoritism, which caused the referee to complain with excitement.

In the end, Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, but Real Madrid fans did not analyze the defeat in this national derby, but accepted the information provided by Real Madrid's senior management to protect them from attacks from all directions. As a commentator on Real Madrid TV said after the King's Cup final: "We stand opposite to everyone and everything."

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