The management of the Real Madrid football club has made an official statement regarding the press statement of the former police commissioner of Spain Jose Manuel Villarejo.
On October 3, the ex-policeman gave an interview to Mundo Deportivo website, in which he accused the current president of Real Florentino Perez of bribing representatives of the referee corps.
Here is a fragment of the club's statement regarding the issue:
The president of Real Madrid C.F., Florentino Perez, has ordered the immediate filing of the corresponding legal action against the ex-commissioner Villarejo for the false accusations made on the Catalan radio station RAC1.
Carlo Ancelotti's wards are in first place in the standings with 21 points after the last eight rounds of La Liga season-2023/2024. On October 3, Real Madrid will hold an away group stage Champions League match in Group C, where their opponent will be Italian Napoli. The meeting will start at 22:00 GMT+3.