Real Madrid boss Perez must tackle Ronaldo crisis

Madrid — Florentino Perez’s first task after being re-elected as Real Madrid president on Monday will be to appease superstar Cristiano Ronaldo amid speculation that the four-time world player of the year wants to leave. "As no other candidature was put forward to the board … it is proclaimed that Mr Florentino Perez Rodríguez is president of Real Madrid," the Spanish and European champions said in a statement. The 70-year-old construction magnate’s third term in charge of Europe’s most successful club spanning 15 years — 2000 to 2006 and since 2009 — was rubber-stamped at a ceremony at the Santiago-Bernabeu Stadium on Monday night. And among the first issues he will have to deal with is Ronaldo, who he bought in 2009 from Manchester United for a record €94m. Ronaldo is threatening to leave Spain after running into problems with tax authorities. Last week, the Portuguese international was accused of €14.7m in tax evasion through offshore companies. Ronaldo is in Russia competing for...

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