A new sponsor for the Spaniard?Reigning World Champion
Fernando Alonso has been dragged into a controversy in the world of football.
A candidate for the presidency of football club Real Madrid, Juan Palacious, has been quoted in the Spanish press as vowing to advertise
on Alonso's Renault R26 if elected.
''What I have said about Alonso will be a reality,'' he said on Monday.
One of Palacious' rivals for the presidency, however, criticised the wealthy owner of a watch business for the flamboyant promise.
''This is all the wrong way round,'' said Juan Miguel Villar Mir. ''Real should be receiving money from sponsors, not paying it out.
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The Real Madrid elections will be held on July 2, meaning that the club's crest could debut on the Renault at the subsequent French GP.
24-year-old Alonso is a confessed Read Madrid fan, and revealed recently that he feels calm and collected when at the wheel of his F1 racer.
He said: ''But when I'm watching football it's very different.''
Source GMM CAPSIS International
