Friday, 13 May 2011

Florentino Perez: "The Spanish Cup was an obsession"

The Real Madrid celebrated yesterday the Spanish Cup title with the public institutions of the city and the region. During the celebrations, the president and several players spoke about the season and thanked the support of the fans.

Real Madrid during official reception at City Hall

Real Madrid needed feel champion again. The "Copa del Rey" has returned the "big club" sensations. Florentino Perez, the president, acknowledged at the official reception at City Hall what has cost to get this title. Therefore has a special flavor: "Spanish Cup was an obsession. Now we want to achieve more", he said.

Cup trophy was one of which have refused more in his mandates: "We've been champions after chasing it many years, but I hope it was only the beginning of a winning streak. We can continue dreaming of Real Madrid bigger", he commented.

Florentino Perez, wanted to thank all madrid fans who gathered in the official reception at City Hall: "But success is shared. The credit goes together staff, coaches and fans. The city support has been crucial for the Real Madrid. It was a triumph for the city. Thanks for the support".

"This team belongs to hundreds of millions of fans around the world. For Real Madrid there are no borders, wherever we are, we have a responsibility to unite our name to this community that gives us so much affection. This is the Spanish Cup of all fans", he finished.

Iker Casillas was equally grateful, the captain said: "Thanks for your support. This means that we want to come here with more titles". The message overflowed optimism: "With this team sure we can hold more titles" he said. After that, Sergio Ramos spoke to the fans as second captain: "Thank you all for being here with us. Relax, the Cup is secure and does not fall", he joked. "We were eager to get this trophy. We hope to return to celebrate it. Thank you".