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Perez new Real Madrid boss
MADRID. July 17 (AP/AFP): Hard-talking Florentino Perez, who promised to snatch Portuguese
winger Luis Figo from Barcelona for 55 million dollars. upset incumbent Lorenzo Sanz in elections for the Real Madrid’s presidency, according to results released Monday.
The election of Perez in a 16.500 to 13.300 vote as a surprise overthrow of Sanz as president.
In his first interview on Spanish television Perez vowed to keep his promise of signing Figo.
And he promised to pay the season-ticket fees for the all the club's members if he fails to sign Figo.
Perez is due to be sworn in later Monday with top Spanish businessmen Fernando Fernandez Tapias and Juan Abello as vice-presidents.
The elections were called by Sanz on June 16. even though his five-year mandate does not expire until June 2001.
The two candidates fought a tough campaign exchanging a wide range of insults and accu-satlons in the highly mediatized battle.
Using the slogan “Promises made Reality" the 56-year-old Sanz, a property developer, called on voters to Judge him on his record which include two European Cup titles.
The 53-year-old Perez, who is in the construction business and failed in his previous bld in 1996, focused on the club's financial record and promised to wipe out the crippling 43 billion peseta (242 million dollars) debt with a five-year plan.
Perez plans major changes within the club that could have an immediate effect on the team's star lineup.
Even before the elections. Madrid's sports papers had reported that Perez had signed a pre-agreement with Figo's agent to pay the 10 billion pesetas (55 million dollars) buy-out clause in Figo's contract with Barcelona. It would make Figo one of the most highly paid players in the world.
During his campaign. Perez had criticised Sanz's reported decision to sell wayward French striker Nicolas Anelka to Paris Saint-Germain for 200 million francs (30 million dollars).
Anelka had left PSG in 1997 in a move to English club Arsenal and became the second-most expensive player in history last summer when Real Madrid paid 35 million dollars to bring him (o Spain.
Since ballots were cast late Sunday. Perez has not commented on his plans for Anelka.
Spanish dailies have also said Perez may try to hire French superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Perez. 53, worked for the Spanish government during the 1970s and 1980s before trying his hand In real estate development. He combined his business and political interests with his love for soccer and ran for Real Madrid s presidency in 1994, which he lost to then-President Ramon Mendoza.
Sanz, who ran the team since 1995 and was at the helm during two of their eight European Cup championships, had an administration that was plagued by economic scandals. Despite the troubles, his popularity remained strong.
Sanz admitted defeat even before the ballots were tallied Monday morning.