Giant electoral poster of FC Barcelona presidential hopeful Joan Laporta is seen on a building next to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.
On Tuesday, Joan Laporta found out that planting a 1,000 square metre (10,764 square foot) banner on Real Madrid's doorstep should do the trick.

The giant image of Laporta hung on scaffolding down the side of an apartment block on Paseo de la Habana, just 100 metres (109 yards) from the Santiago Bernabeu, also bears a message to Real Madrid fans: "Looking forward to seeing you again."

It is barely 100 metres away from the Bernabeu, so close that cranes busy at work on the stadium's redevelopment could be clearly seen in the background of almost every photo.
Laporta's first spell as club president, from 2003-10, saw the club return to winning ways with back-to-back league titles, a Champions League in 2006, and the beginning of the Pep Guardiola era with Barca's famous Treble in 2009.