By Chris Burton Last updated: 20th December 2008
Calderon: Disappointed at Ferguson
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has accused Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson of showing a lack of respect.
The Red Devils chief blasted the Spanish giants on Thursday for reigniting the tiresome Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga.
Real director Pedro Trapote was quoted as saying that a deal had been struck between the two clubs regarding the summer sale of the Portuguese superstar.
Ferguson, irritated that an issue which had dragged on all summer had resurfaced, claimed no such agreement had been made and insisted he would not "sell them a virus".
With relations between two of European football's biggest clubs seemingly deteriorating by the day, Calderon has now sort to bring an end to the matter.
"Manchester United did not accept the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid this summer. From this moment Real Madrid focused on other objectives," he told the club's official website.
"It is absolutely false that there exists any agreement with Manchester United about this business, of which I am tired.
"The matter is totally dead and as such I don't want to talk about it anymore."
Calderon then went on to question Ferguson's remarks, suggesting the United boss had demonstrated a lack of respect towards Los Blancos.
"Our club's code of conduct does not include insults, contempt, or a lack of respect to our opponents. Maybe for this reason Real Madrid are respected in all corners of the world," he added.
"It is sad that a professional with the career of Mr Ferguson can make declarations like these, in addition to some of the other unfortunate things in the last few months.
"Despite that, Real Madrid will never respond with a lack of respect to Manchester United, to any of their directors, nor of course to their fans, for whom everyone has the greatest of respect."

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| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 31st May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Racing Santander 1 - 1 Getafe | |
| Sporting Gijon 2 - 1 Recreativo Huelva | |
| Osasuna 2 - 1 Real Madrid | |
| Real Betis 1 - 1 Valladolid | |
| Numancia 0 - 2 Sevilla | |
| Espanyol 3 - 0 Malaga | |
| Saturday 30th May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Valencia 2 - 0 Athletic Bilbao | |
| Atletico Madrid 3 - 0 Almeria | |
| Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Mallorca 2 - 3 Villarreal | |
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Madrid 1 - 3 Mallorca | |
| Saturday 23rd May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Athletic Bilbao 1 - 4 Atletico Madrid | |
| Valladolid 1 - 2 Sporting Gijon | |
| Almeria 0 - 3 Espanyol | |
| Malaga 1 - 1 Real Betis | |
| Recreativo Huelva 0 - 1 Racing Santander | |
| Getafe 1 - 0 Numancia | |
| Sevilla 1 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Barcelona 0 - 1 Osasuna | |
| Villarreal 3 - 1 Valencia | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almeria | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Coruna | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Espanyol | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Getafe | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Malaga | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Real Mallorca | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Racing Santander | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Real Zaragoza | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijon | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Valencia | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Villarreal | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Xerez | 0 | 0 |
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