Raúl Martín Presa
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Oct 15, 2026
John BennettHOST
So Elizabeth, give us the background to this protest.
Elizabeth ConwayCORRESPONDENT
Yeah, this was the latest flashpoint, you'd say, in a really long running dispute between Rayo Vallecano supporters and the club's president, Raul Martin Presa.
Elizabeth ConwayCORRESPONDENT
The key issue really is the condition of Rayo's home ground, the Vallecas Stadium.
Elizabeth ConwayCORRESPONDENT
It's awful.
David WilsonHOST
This is their first game back in Vallecas.
David WilsonHOST
The fans obviously are protesting against the president, Raúl Martín Presa.
David WilsonHOST
He's been... inviting some members of the Vox Party in Spain as well to that stadium.
David WilsonHOST
But what's going on at Rayo Vallecano?
Giles BrownHOST
The La Liga game was Rayo's first of the season at the Estadio de Vallecas, which had been temporarily closed after an audit highlighted serious health and safety issues.
Giles BrownHOST
Rayo fans blame owner and president Raul Martín Presa, who's long been criticised for the poor upkeeper facilities and the failure to modernise the club.
Giles BrownHOST
In the 13th minute of the game, when Rayo fans usually chant Presa, leave now, supporters threw paper planes and small rubber balls onto the pitch.
Giles BrownHOST
The referee stopped play and the stadium announcer urged fans not to throw objects on the pitch.
James HorncastlePANELIST
... at halftime and then ended up drawing that game, uh, 2-2.
James HorncastlePANELIST
And it is, um, astonishing considering that the fans are still in full, uh, protest against the ownership.
James RichardsonHOST
Yeah.
James HorncastlePANELIST
You know, they have not been buying season tickets.
Finley CrebolderNARRATOR
The match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club was abandoned after an unusual protest by the home supporters.
Finley CrebolderNARRATOR
Fans threw paper airplanes and rubber balls onto the pitch, protesting against the club's management and president Raul Martin Presa.
Finley CrebolderNARRATOR
The game was stopped in the thirteenth minute.
Finley CrebolderNARRATOR
After play resumed, the incidents happened again, and the referee decided to abandon the match permanently.
Giles BrownHOST
The La Liga game was Rayo's first of the season at the Estadio de Vallecas, which had been temporarily closed after an audit highlighted serious health and safety issues.
Giles BrownHOST
Rayo fans blame owner and president Raul Martin Presa, who's long been criticized for the poor upkeep of facilities and a failure to modernize the club.
Giles BrownHOST
In the thirteenth minute of the game when Rayo fans usually chant, "Presa, leave now," supporters threw paper planes and small rubber balls onto the pitch.
Giles BrownHOST
The referee stopped play, and the stadium announcer urged fans not to throw objects on the pitch.
Román de ArquerGUEST
No, uh, absolutely.
Román de ArquerGUEST
I mean, we all know that Raúl Martín Presa is a very particular character.
Román de ArquerGUEST
We have a lot of these [laughs] Spanish football presidents, you know.
Matt ClarkHOST
[laughs] Certainly.
SashaHOST
Now let's talk about the cheery stuff that I'm sure there's one club whose owner doesn't want the spotlight on them.
SashaHOST
And that is Rayo Vallecano's president, Martin Presa, who has, we'll get into this now, created new history by making sure that Rayo have the lowest attended game, I believe, in La Liga history.
SashaHOST
Now, I've been to a few events from the summer, but I'm coming at this late.
SashaHOST
That's why we've got you on.
Jordan ThomasGUEST
It feels very different from the rest of Madrid.
Jordan ThomasGUEST
It's got its own very distinct identity and the club is very much the embodiment of that.
Jordan ThomasGUEST
Martin Presa took over the club in slightly strange circumstances.
Jordan ThomasGUEST
So the bidding process was sort of taken out.