Madrid  - Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon on Friday officially resigned over an affair involving unqualified delegates at the club's last board meeting.

Calderon made the announcement at a news conference at Real's Bernabeu stadium, confirming news reports from earlier in the day.

Vice-president Vicente Boluda will take over as interim president until elections can be organized.

Madrid  - Spanish champions Real Madrid have officially denied that club president Ramon Calderon was engaged in vote-rigging at the club's annual general assembly on 7 December.

Sports daily Marca alleged on Tuesday that Calderon had "stolen the assembly", by sneaking in several fans not qualified to be delegates.

Marca claims that Calderon's proposed club budget only passed because of the votes of these fans, who have not been club members long enough to be delegates - or were not even club members at all.