Sergio Ramos hits back at Ryanair after Irish airline trolls Real Madrid legend over his surprising new career move

Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos has hit back at Ryanair after the Irish airline cheekily trolled him over his eyebrow-raising decision to launch a career in music.

Ramos released a new song, titled Cibeles, earlier this week to a mixed reception. The track's name is a nod to the Plaza de Cibeles, an iconic square in Madrid where he celebrated countless trophies alongside his Los Blancos team-mates.

It quickly made waves on social media and Ryanair, known for their humorous presence online, waded into the debate with a stinging barb. Taking to X, the company's Spanish account requested that the song be banned from their planes.

But Ramos was quick to respond with his own retort, saying: 'But have you already installed speakers on your planes? I'll lend you my speaker if needed.'

The song was released on streaming platforms on August 31 and came accompanied by a music video in which Ramos performed, singing along to the lyrics and clutching rosary beads, while highlights reels from his football career flashed on screen. 

Ramos sings in his native Spanish and appeared to reference his emotional departure from Real Madrid in 2020, seemingly taking a dig at club president Florentino Perez after he was forced out of the club before joining Paris Saint-Germain. 

'There are things I never told you, that still hurt me,' he sang, addressing Perez. 'I never wanted to leave, you asked me to fly.'

Speaking to Spanish outlet El Horminguero on Monday, Ramos confirmed the lyrics indeed dealt with his acrimonious Madrid farewell, revealing he is confident he will win a Grammy before lifting the Champions League again - this time as a coach.

'I'm an optimist,' Ramos said. 'I always tell people to dream... I see myself with both, winning a Champions League as a coach, but I see myself winning a Grammy in the next few years, before [that].'

'I feel like making music at this stage of my life, I want to bring the experiences I've had to people. In the next five to seven years I see myself more involved in music, because music allows you to compose, and to be at home.

'You can make music, do your job and also dedicate time to your family.' 

Ramos then added: 'It's a love song. What relationship doesn't involve pain and suffering? When I went to Paris I wrote 60 per cent of the song, because I felt that way. It hurts. Nobody likes leaving the biggest club in the world.

'Songs are about moments. It's coming out four years after I started composing it. But there's no relationship without pain and suffering, and that's reflected there. It's a love song, everything has a beginning and an end. When you leave Madrid, it hurts.

'You become part of the past.'

Ramos departed boyhood club Sevilla earlier this year to join Monterrey in Mexico.

He won 22 trophies, including five LaLiga titles and four Champions League successes, between 2005 and 2021, captaining the LaLiga giants from 2014.