Marca stand by claim players want Mourinho out

Spanish newspaper Marca today made a strong statement in defence of its claim that senior Real Madrid players presented club president Florentino Perez with an ultimatum demanding the removal of coach Jose Mourinho.

Yesterday, Perez called a press conference at which he angrily denied the initial Marca story, and later the two players named by the newspaper – club captains Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos – issued a statement to reject the report.