Real Madrid are gearing up to win the ‘undecima’ or their 11th European Cup in the Champions League finals against Atletico Madrid. However, a petition started on change.org is hoping to revoke Real Madrid’s first five European Cup triumphs from 1955-1960.
Real Madrid dominated the first five European Cup competitions, with the team led by Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo Di Stefano, Fransisco Gento and Jose Santamaria winning each of the first five competitions relatively comfortably. The Champions League as it is known today was first started in the 1992/93 season.
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The petition on change.org is in Spanish, when it is translated, it reads:
"We wish to request, in the name of the values represented by the sport and by democracy, that Real Madrid's 5 'European Cups' won between 1955-56 and 1959-60, be immediately revoked in recognition of the fact that those trophies in no way correspond to the competition recognised today as the UEFA Champions League".
The petition to UEFA already has more than 30000 signatures and seems to be gaining in popularity with every passing minute. Change.org is a popular website for online petitions. It claims itself to be the “world’s platform for change” where "people everywhere are starting campaigns, mobilising supporters, and working with decision makers to drive solutions".
The site boasts 15,772 victories that have been achieved through petitions created by users in 196 countries with 130,467,981 signatories. Real Madrid will not be too bothered by the petition which seems to have been started by rival clubs’ fans.
Cristiano Ronaldo feels he will be fit for the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid’s star man Cristiano Ronaldo has eased fears about injury concerns saying that he feels perfectly fine. The Portuguese superstar had scored two goals in the first half in Madrid’s final La Liga match and although Real Madrid claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory over Deportivo thanks to Ronaldo’s brace, it was not enough to claim the La Liga title.
The major talking point of the match was the fact that Ronaldo was taken off after the first half to be replaced by James Rodriguez leading to concerns that he might have suffered an injury. Zidane, when asked in the post-match press conference about the three-time Ballon d’Or winner did little to ease the concerns of the Madrid fans when he said that Ronaldo had suffered a blow to the foot and was taken off as a precaution.
Ronaldo himself, however, was in a bullish mood answering the reporters in his own inimitable style:
"How am I? Haven't you seen the match?" said Ronaldo when approached by media members in between the stadium.
After this outburst, Ronaldo smiled back at the reporters to say that he was confident of being fully fit for the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid on May 28th.
Ronaldo has around 10 days to regain full strength before the most important match of the season, where he'll look to add goals to his current tally of 51 in all competitions and win his second Champions League with Real Madrid; and his third overall (Manchester United 2007/08).
