Walking Away from Madrid: Florentino, the Ceuta Kit, and Vini
Real Madrid fans are voicing their disillusionment with Florentino Pérez's management, a specific Ceuta kit incident, and the attitude of Vinicius Jr.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
Madridismo Fractures: Florentino, the Ceuta Kit, and Vinicius
The Real Madrid is no longer a club that enjoys unquestioning support. There are fans who spent years committed to the big matches, victory, and the inherited badge, but they have now said enough is enough. Their reasons are threefold: Florentino Pérez's management, an incident involving the club kit in Ceuta, and the attitude they attribute to Vinicius Jr. over recent years. There is no census of departures, but the scene makes sense: the more a club becomes a global brand, the less it requires from its lifelong members to feel represented.
Why Are They Walking Away from Real Madrid?
The main complaint is not sporting. Those turning away from the badge feel the club has drifted towards becoming a slogan and a commercial storefront. Part of this discontent is summarized with the label 'proge,' which serves more as a formula for anger than a diagnosis. The declared flashpoint is the matter of the kit in Ceuta; to this is added the attitude ascribed to Vinicius.
The Silence of the Sports Press
Another source of discontent targets AS and Marca. They are accused of glossing over the issue and not covering with the same intensity what concerns the two major figures in the squad, Mbappé and Vinicius. This contradiction, this sector argues, is total.
From Football Fury to Identity Noise
This is where the matter takes a turn. Alongside the sporting complaint are arguments of identity rejection regarding the origins of players who have no connection to football or the club's economics. These are minority opinions within the collective anger and are unsupported by any verifiable data.
With this profile of supporter—older, with an old membership card and spending capacity—the symbolic departures are louder than the actual ones. It is probable that the club does not notice them at the ticket office. It is also likely they underestimate how much weight these departures carry in the public narrative when the season turns sour.
The Real Madrid is no longer a club that enjoys unquestioning support. There are fans who spent years committed to the big matches, victory, and the inherited badge, but they have now said enough is enough. Their reasons are threefold: Florentino Pérez's management, an incident involving the club kit in Ceuta, and the attitude they attribute to Vinicius Jr. over recent years. There is no census of departures, but the scene makes sense: the more a club becomes a global brand, the less it requires from its lifelong members to feel represented.
Why Are They Walking Away from Real Madrid?
The main complaint is not sporting. Those turning away from the badge feel the club has drifted towards becoming a slogan and a commercial storefront. Part of this discontent is summarized with the label 'proge,' which serves more as a formula for anger than a diagnosis. The declared flashpoint is the matter of the kit in Ceuta; to this is added the attitude ascribed to Vinicius.
The Silence of the Sports Press
Another source of discontent targets AS and Marca. They are accused of glossing over the issue and not covering with the same intensity what concerns the two major figures in the squad, Mbappé and Vinicius. This contradiction, this sector argues, is total.
From Football Fury to Identity Noise
This is where the matter takes a turn. Alongside the sporting complaint are arguments of identity rejection regarding the origins of players who have no connection to football or the club's economics. These are minority opinions within the collective anger and are unsupported by any verifiable data.
With this profile of supporter—older, with an old membership card and spending capacity—the symbolic departures are louder than the actual ones. It is probable that the club does not notice them at the ticket office. It is also likely they underestimate how much weight these departures carry in the public narrative when the season turns sour.
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