Perez tightens defences against Real outsiders

The changes, approved at a general assembly in Madrid on Sunday, will mean presidential candidates will have to have been club members for at least 20 years, up from 10 years.

They must also personally provide a guarantee worth 15 percent of the club's budget - around 75 million euros - rather than relying on any third party as has sometimes happened in the past.

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