388 A Meeting Off the Field Part 1

Although Twain had sworn in his column that George Wood would not go anywhere except Nottingham Forest, the media did not buy it. They inevitably thought that as the manager, Twain must have been concealing the truth. The speculation about Wood and Real Madrid continued, but Twain no longer refuted anything. He had said what was needed to be said. It was unnecessary to entangle endlessly with the media on such matters.

Just a week later, a piece of news came from Madrid that shocked the international football circle and made many clubs applaud with approval: Mr. Florentino Pérez, the president of Real Madrid, announced his resignation as the president. His resignation was the direct result of losing three consecutive games after their loss to Barcelona at home. After the Bernabéu fans booed off Luxemburgo, they targeted the boos and aimed their middle fingers at the club president.