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What a difference a year (and two league titles - in football and basketball) makes. All through
last summer, after the disputed election result, and even into the AGM in December, Ramón
Calderón's authority, and even his legitimacy as president of Real Madrid was constantly called
into question.
On Sunday, Real Madrid held their AGM and approved, by an overwhelming majority, the accounts for
last year, which showed the club had a healthy balance sheet, although also a significant amount of
debt (not necessarily a major issue in an entity of this size).
At last December's AGM, Ramón Calderón managed to avert a coup to his fledgling presidency
but could not deliver a reform to the entity's statutes, especially regarding the management of
postal voting in presidential elections. It is essential that the controversy which dogged the
early months of his presidency and which was finally resolved in the courts cannot happen again.
"We have to think about every player's physical condition in every match", said Bernd
Schuster ahead of Sunday's game against newly promoted Valladolid. While not in Rafa Benítez's
league when it comes to squad rotations, Schuster was as good as his word and left out Sneijder
(replaced by Drenthe). Injuries to Pepe and Metzelder forced Ramos to join Cannavaro in the centre
of defence, with Salgado on the right and Marcelo on the left (why not Torres?
