One voice still rules at Real

Real Madrid’s 2014/15 season so far has been full of drama and pandemonium, but the club’s AGM yesterday was as serene as could be for club president Florentino Perez.

Perez presented Madrid’s annual accounts at the carefully choreographed event at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, and drank in acclaim from the club socios (members) present, while paying tribute to recently deceased Blancos legend Alfredo Di Stefano, and recalling the Champions League win last May.

It was as if the intervening few months had never happened. There was no sign of upset at the summer sales of Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso, or the rocky start to the campaign, which has seen two losses to city rivals Atletico Madrid and home fans whistling long-serving club captain Iker Casillas.