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Ex-Real Madrid president Calderon: Mourinho has too much power

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says Jose Mourinho has too much control at the club.

Calderon has waged a running battle against Mourinho in the Spanish press this season.

"It is not like Real Madrid but the president has granted the power to Mourinho. Mourinho is the owner of the club," Calderon told Europa Press.

"Even the CEO cannot get into his [Mourinho's] office because he keeps it locked. It is impossible for this to end well. It's unthinkable these things [would] happen in my time as president, in which everything was a matter of storm and scandal.

"Fans are paying the consequences. The club has given them a coach who knew what [the club] was about and now we are paying the consequences. The sad thing is that the consequences are not being paid by them, but the fans pay."

He added: "Madrid is a big club that has never complained about the referees, the conference seemed shameful. With respect to not only the match, which can be understood in a tense moment, it seems inappropriate to speak of Unicef and the referees."

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