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Florentino Pérez looks like he is on his way back to the presidency of Real Madrid! At a time when small companies would give their eye teeth for some help from local banks, the ex president has already tied up the required aval of €57.3 million euros from the Barcelona based savings bank La Caixa. The deal was apparently agreed at the wedding of the son of La Caixa president, Isidre Fainé. (12.05.09)
Recreativo have to try and sort out a problem which is not of their own making. Midfielder Akalé is refusing to play as he has not been paid... by his old club Lens! The player is on loan from the French side, who agreed to pay 50% of his salary as part of the deal. (09.05.09)
Alicante is the latest second division club to seek protection from creditors under the "Ley Concursal". Almost half of the clubs in the second division have had to take the step in the light of the current economic crisis. (08.05.09)