🚨 Breaking news: Real Madrid win a battle against the city council | OneFootball

Real Madrid has issued a statement announcing that it has won the case against the Madrid City Council before the European Commission.

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Real Madrid and the Madrid City Council had an ongoing case after it was declared in 2016 that the club received "state aid" in 2011, for which it later had to pay around 20 million euros.

The club approached the European Commission, which rejected that claim, leading to the Madrid City Council having to return the money plus interest for late payment.

The club explained: "Real Madrid C. F. wishes to express its satisfaction with the decision of the European Commission, which determines that the regularization agreement signed with the Madrid City Council in 2011 'does not constitute state aid,' thus concluding that the doubts that led to the initiation of the proceedings have been duly resolved."

It continues: "The European Commission declares that the Madrid City Council gathered all the necessary technical reports (legal, economic, and urban planning) for the signing of the 2011 agreement, as any other private operator would have done under market conditions."

And they clarify: "The final resolution of this process once again demonstrates that the management of Real Madrid is conducted under the principles of transparency, integrity, and honesty, essential values that govern all the club's actions."

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