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Ramón Calderón

Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “2008 members' assembly: non-members present, governance crisis and resignation” and “2006 Real Madrid election, suspension of postal voting and subsequent criminal investigation dismissed”.

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Profile No. 2611 · Updated on 12 October 2026

3Documented controversies

5Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

2008-2014

2008 members' assembly: non-members present, governance crisis and resignation

Investigation

The revelation that unauthorised individuals had participated in voting at a Real Madrid assembly in December 2008 triggered a crisis that forced Calderón to resign in January 2009. Broader investigations also examined matters concerning accounts, travel, tickets and organisation of the assembly.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Reuters via The IndependentCalderon quits as Real Madrid presidentNews agencyVery high reliability
[2]
ASCalderón no ha perdido ningún juicio en cinco añosPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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2006-2012

2006 Real Madrid election, suspension of postal voting and subsequent criminal investigation dismissed

Investigation

The 2006 presidential election was paralysed by a dispute over postal votes; at Calderón's request, a judge provisionally suspended those ballots, and he was declared elected on the basis of votes cast in person. A subsequent criminal investigation examined suspicions of vote manipulation linked to his candidacy, but the proceedings were definitively closed in 2012, particularly after evidence obtained using a hidden camera was invalidated.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Europa PressEl juez decreta la suspensión cautelar del voto por correo en las elecciones del Real MadridNews agencyHigh reliability
[2]
El PaísArchivada definitivamente la causa por el voto por correo en las elecciones del Real MadridPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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2008-2011

Allegations of personal expenses charged to club card, followed by journalists' conviction for calumny

Conviction — against a third party

Protagonist is the victim — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

Articles accused Calderón of using club resources for personal expenditure. He sued the authors and, in 2011, two journalists were convicted of calumny over these allegations, although other charges and claims for damages were not entirely successful.

State of the evidence: Documented
Role of the person profiled: Protagonist is the victim

Sources · 1

[1]
ASCondenados por calumnias dos periodistas de El Mundo por acusar a CalderónPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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