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Soccer-Real Madrid president Perez tests positive for COVID-19

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday.

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Real Madrid unveil Reinier - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - February 18, 2020 Real Madrid president Florentino Perez during the press conference REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

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MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday.

A statement from Real said Perez, 73, had returned a positive test in the club's routine tests and was currently asymptomatic.

(Reporting by Richard Martin; Editing by Alex Richardson)

Source: Reuters