Real Madrid

The roots of Real Madrid date back to 1897, when the sport was brought to Madrid by students and academics of the Institucion Libre of Ensenanza which comprised numerous Cambridge as well as Oxford university students. They established (Sociedad) Sky Football in 1897. The club was called La Sociedad (The Society) because it was the sole club located in Madrid that played on Sundays in the mornings at Moncloa. In 1900, the conflict among members led some to quit and form an entirely new club, Nueva Sociedad de Football (New Society of Football) in order to differentiate their club in the eyes of Sky Football. The dissenters included Julian Palacios, known for being the very premier Real Madrid president, Juan Padros and Carlos Padros, the two brothers who would later become the potential presidents of Real Madrid. In the year 1901, this new club was renamed Madrid Football Club. Following a restructuring that took place in the year 1902 Sky was changed to " New Foot-Ball Club". On the 6th of March, 1902, after a brand new Board headed by Juan Padros had been elected, Madrid Football Club was officially established.

Three years after its founding in the year 1905 Madrid FC was awarded its first trophy after beating Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Cup final. The club was one of the original teams of the Royal Spanish Football Federation on January 4, 1909, the day that club President Adolfo Melendez made the agreement that established the Spanish FA. After moving to new grounds, the team relocated to the Campo de O'Donnell in 1912. In the year 1920 the club's name became Real Madrid after King Alfonso XIII granted the title of Real (Royal) to the club.

The year was 1929 1929, in 1929, the very first Spanish soccer league was established in 1929. Real Madrid led the first league season, but the final game, which ended in defeat in the final game to Athletic Bilbao, meant they were runners-up to Barcelona. Real Madrid won its first League title during the 1931-32 season and held the title the following season..

14 April 1931 was the establishment in the Second Spanish Republic led to the club losing its title Real and the crown of the royal family on its emblem. The club went back to its original name of Madrid Football Club until the closing of Spanish Civil War. The sport continued to play during The Second World War, and on the 13th of June 1943 Madrid defeated Barcelona 11-1 at the end of the first game of the Copa del Generalisimo semi-finals in the Copa del Generalisimo semi-finals, with in the Copa del Rey having been changed to honor the General Franco. The first match, which was held at Les Corts in Catalonia was concluded with Barcelona winning 3-1. Madrid protested about the three goals referee Fombona Fernandez allowed for Barcelona and the home fans also yelling Madrid throughout the match, who they accused of using roughhouse tactics and Fombona allowed the team to. Newspaper Ya described that the whistling was done with an indication of a "clear intent to take on the officials from Spain." Barcelona fans were barred from travelling to Madrid. On the day of the second game the Barcelona team was insulted, and stones were hurled at their bus just after they quit their hotel. Barcelona's forward Mariano Gonzalvo was quoted as saying of the incident "Five moments before the match was set to begin the penalty area of our team was already stuffed with coins." Barcelona goalie Luis Miro seldom crossed his line, and when it did happen the goalkeeper was armed with stones. According to Francisco Calvet told the story, "They were shouting: Reds! Separatists! >... A bottle did not hit Sospedra which would kill him should it have struck him. The whole thing was set up."

Real Madrid went 2-0 up within a half hour. The third goal earned the result a red card by the Barcelona's Benito Garcia after he made what Calvet said was an "completely regular tackle". Spain's Jose Llopis Corona was quoted as saying, "At which point, they were a little down," while Angel Mur responded, "at which point, we thought "go on, then score as many goals as you'd like'." Madrid scored in just 31 minutes 33 35 39 43 44 and two goals that were ruled out due to offside. It was 8-0. Juan Samaranch wrote: "In that atmosphere and with a referee that wanted to keep the game simple it was not possible to win... If the Azulgranas played badly, seriously bad, the scoreboard would have not reached the staggering figure. The fact is that they didn't play in any way at all." According to the football writer Sid Lowe, "There were a handful of references to the game sincethe game] and it's not a performance that has been a lot of attention in Madrid. In fact, the 11-1 has an even more prominent position in the history of Barcelona. It was the match which first shaped the image with Madrid as the party of the dictatorship, and Barcelona as the victims." Fernando Argila, Barcelona's reserve goalkeeper in the game declared, "There was no rivalry. It was not, at all, until the game."

Santiago Bernabeu was elected President of Real Madrid in 1943. In his time as president the stadium of the club Estadio Real Madrid Club de Futbol as well as the training facility Ciudad Deportiva were rebuilt following the Civil War damages. Also, in the 1950s, the former Real Madrid Amateurs player Miguel Malbo founded Real Madrid's youth academy, also known as a " cantera," known today as La Fabrica. In 1953 the year he began implementing an approach of signing world-class international players The most notable was Alfredo Di Stefano.

In 1955, following the concept of Gabriel Hanot, a French journalist for the sports and editorial department of L'Equipe, Bernabeu, Bedrignan and Gusztav Sebes established an event for champions teams from across Europe on invitation which eventually became what is now is the UEFA Champions League. Under Bernabeu's direction, it was in 1955 that Real Madrid established itself as an influential force in Spanish as well as European football. The club was awarded the European Cup five times in between 1956 and 1960, including winning 7-3 in their Hampden Park Final in the final against Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960. In the wake of these five consecutive victories, Real was permanently awarded the trophy in the first place and was awarded rights to sport the UEFA badge of honour.

The club was crowned the European Cup for a sixth time in 1966, winning Partizan Belgrade 2-1 in the final with a squad comprised exclusively of players from the same country which was a first for the tournament. The team gained the nickname"the Ye-Ye. This name "Ye-ye" originated from the "Yeah Yeah, Yeah" chorus of the Beatles"She Loves You" song " She Loves You" after four of the group posed in front of Marca as if they were the Beatles. The generation of Ye-ye was also European Cup runners-up in 1962 and 1964. The 1970s saw Real Madrid won five league championships, as well as the three Spanish Cups. The club played its first European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971, losing to English side href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C. ">Chelsea 3-1 after a replay. The 2nd July of 1978, the club's the president Santiago Bernabeu died while the World Cup was taking place at the time in Argentina. FIFA declared 3 days of mourning to honor his memory during the event. In the next calendar year, in the same season, Barcelona held the inaugural tournament of Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu in honor of its former president.

In the early 1980s, Real Madrid had lost its hold of the Liga title, until a new generation of local stars led to domestic successes again to the team. Spanish journalist for sport Julio Cesar Iglesias gave to the current generation the nickname La Quinta of Buitre ("Vulture's Cohort") The name was named after the nickname of one of its players, Emilio Butragueno. Other members included Manolo Sanchis Martin Vazquez, Michel and Miguel Pardeza; all five players were graduates of the Real Madrid's academy for youth. The club was formed with La Quinta del Buitre (reduced to four players when Pardeza quit for Zaragoza at the end of 1986) and famous players such as goalkeeper Francisco Buyo, right-back Miguel Porlan Chendo and Mexican striker Hugo Sanchez, Real Madrid was among the best players of Spain and Europe in the latter half of the 1980s with the two UEFA Cups, five Spanish championships and one Spanish cup, and three Spanish Super Cups. In the mid 1990s, La Quinta del Buitre broke up when Martin Vazquez, Emilio Butragueno and Michel quit the club.

In 1996, President Lorenzo Sanz appointed Fabio Capello as coach. While his time as coach lasted just 1 season Real Madrid were proclaimed champions of the league, and players such as Predrag Mijatovic Davor Suker Clarence Seedorf, Roberto Carlos and the keeper Bodo Illgner came to the club to improve the squad already featuring players like Raul, Fernando Hierro and Fernando Redondo. The result was that Real Madrid (with the addition of Fernando Morientes in 1997) had finally completed its 32-year wait to win its seventy-seventh European Cup: in 1998 under the direction of the direction of manager Jupp Heynckes they beat Juventus by 1-0 during the final with a goal scored by Mijatovic.

In November 1999, Vicente del Bosque took over as coach. The final period of his century 1999-2000, the team was led by older veterans like Fernando Hierro, Fernando Redondo, Roberto Carlos and Raul Gonzalez. Real also brought in the young talent that included Fernando Morientes, Guti and Iker Casillas. The team was also helped by the addition from Steve McManaman and Nicolas Anelka from the English Premier League, alongside local talent Michel Salgado and Ivan Helguera. In the first season of Del Bosque's tenure as manager Real took home the Champions League for the eighth time with the 3-0 win against Valencia at the final with goals scored by McManaman, Morientes and Raul. The victory was the start of a period of success in the history of Real Madrid.

In July 2000, Florentino Perez was elected club president. Perez pledged during his campaign to eliminate the team's EUR270 million debt and to modernize the facilities of the club. However, the main campaign promise that brought Perez towards victory was signing Luis Figo from the arch-rivals of Barcelona. In the next time, they saw its training grounds rezoned and spent the money to start assembling the Galacticos team. They signed an international star each summer, including Zinedine Zdane, Ronaldo, Luis Figo, David Beckham and Fabio Cannavaro. It's not clear if the gamble was successful as, even though they won the UEFA Champions League and an Intercontinental Cup in 2002, then La Liga in 2003, the club was unable to claim any major trophy during the following three seasons.

The following days following the winning in the 2003 Liga title were marred by controversy. The first controversial choice was when Perez fired the coach who had won Vicente del Bosque. Over a dozen players left the club, including Madrid captain Fernando Hierro, while defensive midfielder Claude Makelele refused to take part in training in protest at being one of the lowest-paid players at the club and subsequently moved to "Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea. "That's an awful lot of players quittingwhen the standard rule is to Never change a team that is winning," stated Zidane. Real Madrid, with newly appointed coach Carlos Queiroz, began the domestic season slowly following an arduous win against Real Betis.

The 2005-06 season started by promising a number of new signings, including Julio Baptista (EUR24 million), Robinho (EUR30 million) and Sergio Ramos (EUR27 million). But, Real Madrid suffered from several poor performances, including losing 0-3 against Barcelona on the Santiago Bernabeu in November 2005. Real Madrid's head director Wanderley Luxemburgo was dismissed in the month following and was replaced by José Ramon Caro. A brief recovery ended abruptly after the team lost the opening phase of the Copa del Rey semi-finals by 6-1 in the semi-finals to Real Zaragoza. Shortly after, Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League for a fourth successive year, this time at the hands of "Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal. On 27 February 2006, Florentino Perez resigned.

Ramon Calderon was elected president of the club on the 2nd of July, 2006, and was later was appointed Fabio Capello as his new coach, and Predrag Mijatovic as the new director of sports. Real Madrid won the Liga title in 2007 for the first time in the span of four years, however Capello was fired at the conclusion of the season. The title was awarded on the 17th of June, when Real were up against Mallorca on the Bernabeu,. Barcelona as well as Sevilla as the other title contenders, took on Gimnastic Tarragona in Gimnastic de Tarragona and Villarreal and Villarreal, respectively. After half-time, Real were down 1-0 and Barcelona was cruising ahead to a 3-1 lead with a 0-3 lead in the Tarragona. But 3 goals within the final 30 minutes of the match ensured Madrid the win by 3-1 and their first league win since 2003.

On 1 June 2009, Florentino Perez regained Real Madrid's presidency. Perez continued with the Galacticos policy pursued in his first term, buying Kaka from Milan for a record-breaking (in pounds sterling) sum of PS56 million, and then breaking the record again by purchasing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United PS80 million. The 2009-10 season was a transitional one , as Madrid continued to finish 2nd in league however this time accumulating an impressive 96 points, which was the record of the club in the moment, before they was subsequently kicked from the Champions League at the hands of Lyon.

Jose Mourinho took charge of the club in May of 2010. The the 2010-11 campaign the reconstructed Madrid was able to win in all areas and went toe-to-toe with a formidable Barcelona team, which is considered by some to be the best team in the history of football. In the end, Madrid ended up 2nd in league with four points in front of their rivals from the past, and beat the latter at the Copa del Rey final but defeated Barca at the Champions League semi-finals. Additionally, from the 16th of April until 3 May the league saw a unique event that, for the very first time there were 4 Clásicos were scheduled to be played in the span of only 18 days. The first match was during the league season on the 16th of April (which ended in a draw with penalty goals between the two teams) The second was played in the Copa del Rey final (which was taken by Madrid with a 1-0 a.e.t., winning their first trophy since the Galactico era) on the 20th of April, in addition to the 3rd and 4th of the double-legged Champions League semi-finals on 27 April and May 3 (Barcelona was victorious on aggregate, with the score 2-0 away and a 1-1 draw at home).

For the year 2011-12, Real Madrid won La Liga for an unprecedented 32nd time in the history of the league and also finished the season with several club-level records with 100 points within a single season. the total of 121 goals with a goal differential of 89, and 16 away victories, which equates to 32 wins in all. The club also played with the UEFA Champions League for the 15th consecutive season but lost in the semi-finals against Bayern Munich on penalties following a 3-3 aggregate draw. Madrid began into the Copa del Rey as the champions in the defending edition however, they lost 4-3 in the quarterfinals to Barcelona. The same year, Cristiano Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 100 goals during Spanish football history. By scoring 101 goals in 92 games Ronaldo was able to surpass Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas with 100 goals scored in just 105 games. Ronaldo established the club record for goals scored by an individual player in a single season (60) and was the first player who scored against 19 teams of opposition in one season.

Real Madrid started the 2012-13 season with a win in the Supercopa de Espana beating Barcelona by a goal away. But the Supercopa turned out to the only trophy they won during the season, even though they were close to winning them all. Real finished second behind Barca at the top of La Liga, scoring 85 points. They also made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the third time in succession, but the team was eliminated Borussia Dortmund 3-4 in an aggregate. Madrid was also in into the Copa del Rey in the round of 32. They went through a memorable journey to reach the semi-finals that saw them defeat Barcelona during the semifinals, before falling to Atletico Madrid 1-2 a.e.t. A major transfer of the season was signing of Luka Modric from Tottenham Hotspur for a price that is in the range of PS33 million. After losing at Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey final, Perez announced the departure of Jose Mourinho at the end of the season. He did so by "mutual arrangement ".

On the 25th of June, 2013 Carlo Ancelotti succeeded to Mourinho to become head at Real Madrid on a three-year contract that included Zinedine Zidane appointed as his assistant. On September 1, 2013, the much-anticipated transfer to Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur was announced. The move of the Welshman was said to be a record for a world-record signing and the price estimated to be EUR100 million. In the first season of Ancelotti's tenure at his club Real Madrid finished the league season in third position (level in scores in the same league as Barcelona and three points behind their cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid), collecting an impressive 87 points having won the Copa del Rey - against the rivals Barcelona in April, which saw Bale scoring the winning goal. After reaching the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final in which they beat the league's most recent champions Atletico Madrid by at 4-1 a.e.t. to take home their 10th European trophy (first in the last decade since 2002) and become an unprecedented team in history to be the winners of 10 European Cups and Champions League titles the achievement is known by the name " La Decima". Real's attacking trio consisting of Bale, Benzema and Cristiano known as the BBC and Benzema, won the championship by scoring 97 times.

After having won this year's Champions League, Real Madrid has signed the goalkeeper Keylor Navas as well as midfielder Toni Kroos and midfielder James Rodriguez. James Rodriguez. The club took home their first trophy in 2014, the the 2014 UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla the club's 79th trophy. The final week of the summer transfer window in 2014, Real Madrid sold two players who were the key players in last season's achievements: Xabi Alonso to Bayern Munich and Angel Di Maria to Manchester United. The decision of the club was not without controversy and controversy, with Cristiano Ronaldo declaring, "If I was in the position of manager, I might have made a different decision," while Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged "We have to start at the beginning."

After a slow start to the 2014-15 season, Real Madrid went on a record-breaking 22-match winning streak, which included wins against Barcelona and Liverpool beat that prior Spanish record set by 18 consecutive winnings, set by Frank Riijkaard's Barca during the 2005-06 season. The streak ended in the opening game in 2015, when they lost to Valencia which left the club just two short of achieving the record for world records for consecutive victories of 24. Madrid was competing in the race for La Liga title as well as in the UEFA Champions League up to the last minute, but ended up losing and finished having 92 league points. This was just two more than the treble-winning Barcelona as well as losing Juventus 3-1 on an aggregate during the Champions League semi-finals. Ronaldo ended the season with scores of 61 in all competitions and broke his record set in the 2011-12 season. In all, even though Real played appealing attacking style and being the most prolific team in Europe However, several close defeats ensured that Real ended the season with only two awards out of six that could be won that led to the demotion by Carlo A. Ancelotti on the 25th of May, 2015.

3 June 2015 Rafael Benitez was appointed his new Real Madrid manager for the 2015-16 season He signed an agreement for three years. Real Madrid remained unbeaten in the league until losing 3-2 against Sevilla on matchday 11. Benitez was dismissed from his duties on January 4 in the wake of allegations of discontent among supporters, displeasure towards players and the inability to produce excellent results against the top teams. Benitez's departure was announced with the appointment to Zinedine Zidane into his initial position as the head coach. Under Zidane's guidance, Madrid ended up finishing second in the league with 90 points, and only one point shy of champions Barcelona. On May 28 Real Madrid's 11th Champions League title was secured with the 5-3 penalty shoot-out against Atletico Madrid, following a 1-1 draw in final and the result being dubbed " La Undecima".

Real Madrid began their 2016-17 season in what would be Zidane's debut full season as the manager of the club. It began by winning the 2016 UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla. On the 10th of December, 2016 Madrid played 35 consecutive matches without losing that was a record for the club. On the 18th December of the club beat Japanese team Kashima Antlers 4-2 in the final of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. The match ended in a 3-3 draw Sevilla during the 2nd match in the Copa del Rey round on 12 January the 12th of January, 2017. Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals by winning 6-3 on aggregate and extended their unbeaten streak to 40 games and broke the Barcelona Spanish record for 39 games without a loss in all competitions since in the preceding season. Their streak of unbeaten matches ended following an away defeat of 1-2 against the same team within La Liga three days after the match. The team was then eliminated from La Liga's Copa del Rey by Celta Vigo 3-4, which was the aggregate score. In May of the same the same year Madrid was awarded the League title the record-breaking 33rd consecutive time, the first time they had won it in five years, and accumulating an impressive 93 points. On 3 June 2017, the club's Champions League final win against Juventus led to Real Madrid being the first team to defend their title during their UEFA Champions League era, and also the first team to win multiple titles during the tournament in the years since Milan during 1989 as well as 1990 when the tournament was referred to under the name of European Cup. Real Madrid's victory was its 12th title, making it the 12th in the history of the competition to its third time in the span of four years. This achievement is also referred to in the form of " La Duodecima". In 2016-17, it was by far the best season in terms of the number of trophies collected (four out of five) in the history of Real Madrid, an achievement that would be repeated during the 2017-18 season..

Real kicked off the 2017-18 campaign by winning its second consecutive and fourth overall UEFA Super Cup in a 2-1 victory against Manchester United. The next day, Real Madrid beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou 3-1 in the opening leg in the 2017 Supercopa de Espana and the team then beat Barca with a 2-0 win in the return match, ending their 24-match winning record from El Clasico matches and also winning their first trophy for the year. On the 16th December of 2017, Real defeated Brazilian team Gremio 1-1 at Gremio 1-0 in the FIFA Club World Cup final and became the first team to keep the trophy. The 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Madrid was able to advance towards finals. final in which they beat Liverpool 3-1. They became the first team to win three consecutive titles in the Champions League era, as also becoming the only team in history to take home three consecutive victories at the European Cup/Champions league following the formation of Bayern Munich in 1976. This was Madrid's fourth title in the past five years, as well as their eighth appearance in the semi-finals. On May 31, just five days before winning the semi-final, Zidane announced his resignation as Real Madrid manager, citing the club's "need to changes" as the reason to leave the club.

After Ronaldo's departure

On June 12, 2018 Real Madrid named Julen Lopetegui director of football for the Spanish national team as the new manager. The announcement was made that he was to officially take over his management duties following the 2018 FIFA World Cup. However it was revealed that it was revealed that the Spanish national team was fired Lopetegui the day before the event, saying that he had signed a contract with the club but had not informed the club of his intentions. The club began to restructure the team in the latter part of summer 2018 that included the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus for EUR100 million. Madrid started their season in 2018-19 with a loss at Atletico Madrid 2-4 a.e.t. in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. After a loss of 1-5 to Barcelona in the the El Clasico on October 28, that resulted in Real Madrid in the ninth position, with just 14 points from the 10 matches, Lopetegui was dismissed a day later, and was replaced by the then Castilla Coach, Santiago Solari. On the 22nd of December, 2018 Real Madrid beat Al Ain 4-1 in the FIFA Club World Cup and went on to become the absolute record holders in this Club World Cup with four titles. But, they were eliminated from the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals stage by Barcelona defeating them to Barcelona 1-4 in aggregate. On March 5, 2019, Real were defeated by Ajax 4-4 (3-5 in aggr.) at home, and then crashing off the Champions League at the stage of round 16 after eight semi-final appearances consecutively. The 11th March 2019 saw Real Madrid dismissed Solari and reinstated Zidane as head coach of the club.

The summer of 2019 Madrid made a deal with Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo, Reinier and other players for a value of EUR350 million. The 12th of January, the 12th of January in 2020 Madrid defeat Atletico Madrid in an extra-penalty shootout in the Supercopa de Espana final to take home their eleventh title. After a break of three months because of the COVID-19 epidemic in March of 2020, La Liga was resumed in June. Madrid had a ten-game win streak consecutively to claim the club's 34th league title with 87 points the total. Since the return of the competition in June, and up to the conclusion at the end of 2020-21 season, 2019-21 campaign, Real temporarily played matches at home in the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium as at the Santiago Bernabeu underwent extensive renovations.

Another domestic success, as well as The Decimocuarta

Zidane quit for the second time on May 27, 2021, despite not winning any awards during the season in 2021, and Ancelotti returning as the coach of Zidane's team during his 2021-22 season. On the domestic scene Ancelotti won two awards from a possible three and also won La Liga and the Supercopa of Espana. This means that Ancelotti was the winner of all six top awards at Madrid. In the Champions League, Madrid produced one of the most memorable runs of all time, defeating pre-tournament favorites Paris Saint-Germain, defending champions and favorites Chelsea, Premier League champions and heavy favorites Manchester City All in a dramatic manner, and creating an epic final match against Liverpool who were often regarded as the favorite to win, in a replay of their match in 2018. One goal by Vinicius goal secured this 14th European Cup for Los Blancos the fifth time in nine years and also the second time Ancelotti was in charge. Real also won their fourth European Double (after 1956-57, 1957-58 and the 2016-17 season).

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The initial crest was an uncomplicated design that consisted of an ornamental interlacing the initials of three letters for the team, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Futbol and "MCF" for Madrid Club de Futbol, which was printed in dark blue, on a white shirt. The first alteration to the crest took place in 1908, when the letters took on a sleek design and were placed in a circular shape. The subsequent change to the shape of the crest didn't happen prior to the administration of Pedro Parages in 1920. In 1920, the King Alfonso XIII granted the club royal patronage, which was in shape of name "Real Madrid"" which means "Royal." The crown of Alfonso is added as a crest, and the club was named Real Madrid Club de Futbol.

After the dissolution of the monarchy in 1931 All emblems of the royal family (the crown of the crest as well as the title Real) were taken away. Crowns were replaced with the dark mulberry border from the Region of Castile. In 1941, just two years after the Nationalist triumph during the Civil War, the Francoist regime reinstated the crown's "Real Corona" or "Royal Crown" as well as the mulberry stripe from Castile had been preserved in addition. The entire crest was made in full color, with gold as the most prominent color, and the club was renamed to its official name Real Madrid Club de Futbol. The most recent change to the crest took place in 2001, as the club was looking to position itself for the 21st century and to further uniformize its crest. One of the changes that was made was to alter the mulberry stripe into the more blueish hue.

Real Madrid has maintained the white shirt that is worn for club's home uniform throughout its time of the club. However, there was one time when the shorts and shirt were not all white. It was an initiative undertaken by Escobal and Quesada in 1925; the two were traveling through England when they noticed the kit worn by London-based team Corinthian F.C. One of the teams with the highest acclaim that was at the time, was known for its class and sportsmanship. It was established to decide that Real Madrid would wear black shorts to imitate what was worn by the English team, however the plan was only in place for one year. After being disqualified from Cup competition by Barcelona following a 1-5 loss at Madrid as well as a 2:2 loss in Catalonia In the end, the president Parages made the decision to switch to a white uniform and claimed that the previous jersey had brought luck. In the beginning of 1940, the coach changed the kit and added buttons to the shirt, as well as the club's logo on the left breast and has remained there ever since. On the 23rd of November 1947, in a match with Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium, Real Madrid became the first Spanish team to wear number-coded shirt. English club Leeds United permanently changed their blue shirt to white ones in the 1960s to be a replica of the dominating Real Madrid of the era.

Traditional away colors for Real are black or downright purple. Since the introduction of the market for replica kits Real have also introduced different designs in one colour that include green, red orange, black and red. The kit of the club is made from Adidas who's contract is in place since 1998. The first shirt sponsor of Real Madrid, Zanussi, signed a contract for the 1982-83 seasons, 1983-84 and 1984-85. After that, the team was sponsored by Parmalat as well as Otaysa prior to signing a long-term agreement. was agreed by Teka and Teka in 1992. Then, in 2001 Real Madrid ended their contract with Teka and, for a single season, they employed their Realmadrid.com logo to advertise the website of the club. In 2002, a contract was made in 2002 with Siemens Mobile and in 2006 BenQ Siemens was the name that appeared on their shirt. BenQ Siemens logo appeared on the team's shirt. The sponsor of Real Madrid's shirt from 2007 to 2013 , was bwin.com following the financial difficulties of BenQ Siemens. Fly Emirates became their shirt sponsor in 2013 and in 2017, the club renewed their partnership with the airline, signing an agreement until 2022 that is worth EUR70 million annually. The year 2015 saw Madrid agreed to a 10-year deal with Adidas which is believed to have the sum worth of PS850 millions (EUR1 billion) and earning PS59 millions (EUR64 millions) each season. The agreement contains an obligation to sanction penalties or contract termination at any time if Real Madrid fail to qualify for the European tournaments or are relegated out of La Liga.

Kit deal

Note: Early kit contract termination clauses are being activated at any time depending on team's on-pitch performance.

After moving to different venues, the team relocated from their current home at the Campo de O'Donnell in 1912, and it remained the club's home for eleven years. Following this time the club moved for a year to Campo de Ciudad Lineal which was a smaller stadium that could hold 8000 spectators. After that, Real Madrid moved its home matches to Estadio Chamartin, which was inaugurated on 17 May 1923 with a match against Newcastle United. The stadium attracted 22,500 people, Real Madrid celebrated its first Spanish league championship. After some success The president who was elected in 1943 Santiago Bernabeu determined to decide that Estadio Chamartin was not big enough for the needs of the club, therefore it was decided to build a new stadium and opened on December 14, 1947. It was named it that became the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium that is now known as the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium but it didn't get the name it has today until the year 1955. The first game played at the Bernabeu Stadium was against Real Madrid and the Portuguese club Belenenses and was won with los Blancos 3-1. The first goal scored by Sabino Barinaga.

The capacity has fluctuated often, reaching 120,000 following an expansion in 1953. In the years since, there has been several reductions because of modernizations (the stand-up areas were eliminated in 1998-99 as a result of UEFA regulations that prohibit standing during matches during UEFA tournaments) and countered to a certain in part by expanding. The current capacity is 81,044 spectators. Plans to install the possibility of retracting the roof has been revealed. Real Madrid has the fourth-highest in terms of attendance at European football clubs, putting it behind just Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Manchester United.

The Bernabeu was the venue for in 1964 the UEFA European Championship final, the 1982 FIFA World Cup final, the 1970, 1969 and 1980 European Cup finals and the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final. The stadium is home to the stadium's very individual Madrid Metro station along the 10 line that is called Santiago Bernabeu. On November 14, 2007 it was announced that the Bernabeu has been upgraded to Elite Football Stadium Status by UEFA.

On the 9th of May, 2006 On the 9th May of 2006, on the 9th of May, 2006, Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium was opened in Real Madrid City, where Real Madrid usually trains. The first match took place against Real Madrid and Stade de Reims which was an rematch of in the 1958 European Cup final. Real Madrid won the match 6-1 with goals scored by Sergio Ramos, Antonio Cassano (2), Roberto Soldado (2) and Jose Manuel Jurado. The stadium is now part Ciudad Real Madrid stadium, which is the club's training center situated just outside Madrid located in Valdebebas. The stadium can accommodate 5,000 spectators in attendance and serves as Real Madrid Castilla's home ground. It was named for the former Real Legend Alfredo Di Stefano. Since the 14th of June in 2020 the stadium was occupied as the home of the club's first squad to take part in their final 2021-2020 La Liga home games due to renovation works being carried out in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Raul has the distinction of having the the most Real Madrid appearances, having played 741 games for the first team between 1994 to 2010. Iker Casillas has the second spot with 725 appearances. He's being followed by Manuel Sanchis, Jr., having played 710 times. The record for goalkeepers was set by Iker Casillas, who has 725 appearances. He has 170 international caps (167 during his time playing for the team), Sergio Ramos is Real's top capped international player.

Cristiano Ronaldo (2009-18) is the top goal scorer of Real Madrid's history with 450 goals scored in 438 games. Six other players have scored more than 200 goals for Real: Alfredo Di Stefano (1953-64), Santillana (1971-88), Ferenc Puskas (1958-66), Hugo Sanchez (1985-92), Karim Benzema (2009-current) and the previous goal-scoring record-holder Raul (1994-2010). Cristiano Ronaldo has the distinction of having highest number of league goals scored in just one year (48 from 2014-15) in addition to being Real's most prolific goal scorer of the past during La Liga history with 311 goals. The 49 goals scored by Di Stefano over the 58 matches of his career was for decades the highest score ever recorded for the European Cup, until it was overtaken by Raul in 2005. It the record is currently the record of Cristiano Ronaldo who scored the record of 105 goals. The fastest goal ever scored by this club (12 minutes) came from Brazilian Ronaldo at the end of 3 December in 2003, during the league game in a match against Atletico Madrid.

Officially, the biggest attendance at a home Real Madrid match is 83,329 at the Copa del Rey match in 2006. The capacity for the Santiago Bernabeu at present is Santiago Bernabeu is 81,044. Santiago Bernabeu stands at 81.04. The average attendance of the club in 2007-08 year 2007/08 was 76,234, which is the most in European Leagues. Real has also achieved new records for Spanish football, including the most domestic championships (35 from 2021 to 2022) and the longest number of seasons that were won in a row (five between the years 1960-65 and 1985-1990). With 121 games (from the 17th of February until 7 March in 1965) Real holds the record for the longest streak of home matches without a loss during La Liga.

It also has the distinction of being in the top ten of being the winner of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League fourteen times and has most semi-final appearances (31). the most appearances in semi-finals (31). In December 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most prolific scorer of all time for the UEFA Champions League, with 140 (141 including qualifiers) goals with 105 of them during his time at Real Madrid. The team holds the most consecutive appearances during the European Cup (before it was changed to it's own Champions League) with 15 between 1955-56 and 1969-70. The club's record on the field is a streak of winning 22 games across all competitions in the season of 2014-15 which is which is a Spanish records and fourth in the world. The same year, they tied their win streak for games played in the Champions League, with ten. In September of 2017 the team equaled the record set by the Brazilian Club Santos and starring Pele in winning their third consecutive match.

In June 2009 the club beat its own record of the most expensive transfer fee ever made during the time of soccer by accepting the payment of Manchester United EUR94 million ( PS80 million) to retain the assistance of Cristiano Ronaldo. The fee of EUR77.5 million (100 billion lire) for Zinedine Zidane's transfer from Juventus from Real Madrid in 2001 was the most expensive cost of transfer ever paid. The previous record (in dollars sterling) was broken in June 2009, but only for only a few hours, during which Real Madrid agreed to buy Kaka from Milan for EUR67 million ( PS65 million). The transfer of Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale in 2013 was believed to be a record-breaking world signing as the transfer cost was being estimated at EUR100 million. In January of 2016 documents related to Bale's move were leaked, which revealed a record transfer price of 100,759,418 euros. Real Madrid equalled their record signing in 2019, when the club reportedly signed Eden Hazard from Chelsea to EUR100 million. The club's sale record came on 10 July 2018, when Juventus has signed Cristiano Ronaldo in exchange for EUR100 million.

In most home games, the majority of seats at the stadium are used by season ticket holders, and the number is limited to 65,000. To be a season ticket holder , one must first be an socio which is a club membership. Apart from membership, the team boasts greater than 1 800 penas (official fans affiliated with the club groups) across Spain and across the globe. Real Madrid has the second most frequent attendance of all time in Spanish football and regularly draws over 74,000 people at the Bernabeu. One of the most supported teams around the world, Real Madrid was the first team in sports (and the first brand) to have 100 million people on Facebook in April 2017.

Real Madrid's most fervent supporters are known as Ultras Sur supporters, also known as Ultras. They are well-known by their extreme right-wing political views and are similar with Barcelona's hardcore support of the group Boixos Nois. They are known as the Ultras Surs have developed an alliance with other right-wing groups, notably Lazio Irriducibili supporters and also have formed alliances with Left-wing organizations. In a number of instances, they have used racial abuse against opponents and were subject to investigation by UEFA for their actions. Florentino Perez decided to remove his club's Ultras out of the Bernabeu stadium and allocate their seats to public at large. This was not a popular decision with certain Bernabeu fans however, since the energy of the matches would be affected due to this decision. The Ultras have held protests at the Bernabeu, and have requested to be reinstated and be allowed entry into the stadium.

When asked about Pope Francis' adherence to the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final opponents San Lorenzo, Madrid captain Sergio Ramos stated, "In the semi-finals, we saw the support from fans of Marrakesh and it was that we were playing like home. This is the essence that this squad. Madrid can be described as god's team, God's team, and also the team of the world". The club's most famous supporter includes the golf player Sergio Garcia, who was invited to participate in the honorary kickoff of El Clasico at the Bernabeu sporting his green jacket after his victory at his first major championship in Masters in 2017. Masters.

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There is usually a fierce rivalry among the two teams that are strongest in a national league and this is the particular case with La Liga which is where the match of Real Madrid and Barcelona is often referred to as "The Classic" (El Clasico). Since the beginning of national tournaments, the teams were considered to be representatives of two different regions of Spain: Castile and Catalonia and one of two major cities. The rivalry highlights what some consider to be the tensions in the political and cultural landscape among the castilians as well as the Catalans as well as being interpreted by one writer as a reenactment from an episode from the Spanish Civil War. Over time the record between Real Madrid and Barcelona is 100 wins for Madrid and 97 wins for Barcelona and 52 draws.

In the 1930s, Barcelona "had developed a reputation as a symbol for Catalan identity, which was in stark contrast to the centralisation trends from Madrid". Under the regimes under the regime of Miguel Primo de Rivera and, more specifically, Francisco Franco, the various regional languages and identities of Spain were considered to be a scourge and restricted. In the end, the majority of people living in Barcelona were opposed against the Franco regime. The time was when Barcelona was given the Motto Mes que un club (English"More than a Club") due to its supposed relationship to Catalan nationalists and the progressive convictions.

There's a lingering debate about how much Franco's reign (1939-75) affected the actions and the results on the field of Barcelona as well as Real Madrid. The fans of both clubs often embellish the stories that support their respective narratives. Many historians agree that Franco was not a fan of his preferred team for football however his Spanish nationalist beliefs caused him to join the established teams, including Atletico Aviacion and Madrid FC (that recovered its royal name following the collapse of the Republic and later changed to Real Madrid CF). However he also wanted to see the newly renamed CF Barcelona succeed as "Spanish team" instead of one that was a Catalan one. The first few years of Franco's reign, Real Madrid weren't particularly prosperous, but they did win two Copa del Generalisimo titles as well as the Copa Eva Duarte; Barcelona claimed three league titles as well as the first of which was a Copa del Generalisimo and one Copa Eva Duarte. In that time, Atletico Aviacion were believed to be the team of choice in the competition against Real Madrid. The most debated news of the time are The Real Madrid's 11-1 win at home over Barcelona during the Copa del Generalisimo that saw the Catalan team claimed to have been intimidated, and the controversial move to Alfredo Di Stefano to Real Madrid despite his agreement with Barcelona. The transfer of the latter is an integral part of Real Madrid chairman Santiago Bernabeu's "revolution" that brought into the age of unparalleled dominance. Bernabeu was himself an ex-serviceman from his time in the Civil War who fought for Franco's forces and saw Real Madrid on top not only in Spanish as well as European football. He also helped to in the creation of the European Cup, the first real competition for the top clubs in Europe. His plan was realized in the year Real Madrid not only started winning consecutive league titles, but also won the first five tournaments of the European Cup in the 1950s. These games had a significant influence upon Spanish football and affected Franco's style of play. According to the historians, during this period, he realized that the significance of Real Madrid for his regime's image internationally, and the club was his first choice team until the time of his death. Fernando Maria Castiella was the the Minister for Foreign Affairs under Franco from 1957 until 1969 stated that "[Real Madridis] the best embassy we've been able to have." Franco passed away in 1975, which was followed by his death in 1975 was followed by the Spanish change to democracy quickly was followed by the transition to democracy in Spain. Under his leadership, Real Madrid had been awarded fourteen league championships, six Copa del Generalisimo titles, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, 6 European Cups, 2 Latin Cups and 1 Intercontinental Cup. In the same time frame, Barcelona had won eight league titles as well as the 9 Copa del Generalisimo titles, 3 Copa Eva Duarte titles, 3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups and two Latin Cups.

The rivalry grew more intense during the 1950s, when the clubs debated about the transfer of Alfredo Di Stefano. Di Stefano had impressed both Barcelona and Real Madrid while playing for Los Millionarios in Bogota, Colombia, during a players' strike in his native Argentina. Shortly after Millonarios returned in Colombia, Barcelona directors visited Buenos Aires and agreed with River Plate, the last soccer team affiliated with FIFA to have had Di Stefano's rights, to his 1954 transfer for 150 million Italian lira (according to other sources , 200,000 dollars). This triggered a fight with and the two Spanish rivals over his rights. FIFA named Armando Munoz Calero, former president of the Spanish Football Federation as mediator. Calero made the decision to allow Di Stefano play the 1953-54 and 1955-56 seasons in Madrid as well as the 1954-55 and 1956-57 seasons at Barcelona. The agreement was accepted through the Football Association and their respective clubs. While the Catalans were in agreement, the decision led to a wide range of disagreement among Blaugrana members, and The president had out in September 1953. Barcelona had to sell Madrid their half-share as well as Di Stefano moved to Los Blancos and signed the four-year deal. Real offered 5.5 millions Spanish pesetas in exchange for the transfer and the 1.3 million bonus to make the purchase, a yearly fee that will be paid directly to the Millonarios as well as the payment of 16,000 to Di Stefano with a bonus equal to his fellow players which amounts to 40 percent of the revenue from Madrid. Madrid club.

Di Stefano became integral in the success of Real Madrid, scoring twice in his debut encounter with Barcelona. Together with Di Stefano, Madrid won the first five seasons of the European Cup. In the 1960s, this rivalry began to take over the European stage, as Real Madrid and Barcelona met twice in the European Cup, with Madrid triumphant in their quest for their fifth consecutive championship during the years 1959 and 1961 and Barcelona triumphing in winning the title game in the 1960s and 1961s. The 1973-74 season was in the rearview mirror, Johan Cruyff came in Barcelona for a record 920,000 euros in a transfer from Ajax. An established player at Ajax, Cruyff quickly won over Barcelona fans after he announced to the European media that he picked Barcelona rather than Real Madrid because he could not join a club that was associated by Francisco Franco. He also gained a lot of respect by naming the son of his "Jordi", in honor of his hometown Catalan Saint George. In 2002 the European game between the two teams was called the "Match of the Century" by Spanish media. the Madrid victory was seen by more than 500 million viewers around the globe. The fixture is known for its ferocity and indiscretion as well as its indiscipline, the game has also seen spectacular goals that have been celebrated by both teams, usually laughing at the opponents. In the month of October, 1999 Real Madrid forward Raul stopped his 100,000 Barcelona supporters at Camp Nou when he scored after which he celebrated by placing the finger on his lips, as if he was telling the crowd to remain still. in 2009 Barcelona captain Carles Puyol was seen kissing his Catalan armband before Madrid supporters at Bernabeu. Cristiano Ronaldo made two gestures to the crowd that was hostile for them to "calm to the ground" following his goal in the match against Barcelona in Camp Nou in 2012 and 2016. Camp Nou in 2012 and the year before in. In April of 2017, Messi celebrated his 93rd-minute victory in the match between Barcelona at Real Madrid at the Bernabeu by removing the top of his Barcelona shirt and putting it in front of angered Real Madrid fans - with his name and number in front of them. The following year, in august, Ronaldo got a subbed-on in the first game of the Supercopa de Espana and scored during the 80th minute, and took off his shirt, placing it in front of the Barca fans, by putting his name as well as number in front of them.

The closest rival has to be Atletico Madrid, which is a rivalry shared by fans of both teams. While Atletico was established in 1903 by three Basque students in 1903, the club was later joined in 1904 by dissidents who were members of Madrid FC. The two teams played in the very first match on December 1906 at the regional championship which ended with Real Madrid winning 2-1. The first time they played in the league was on February 21, 1929 in third match day of the inaugural League championship in the former Chamartin. This was their first derby in the new tournament in which Real beat the other team 2-1. Following during the Civil War, during the period of the Francoist time, Atletico became associated with the military air force (and hence was changed its name to Atletico Aviacion) however the apparent preference of the government for the club is open to debate. In any event it was during this time that Atletico was the most successful club in Spain and reduced the gap in history in the clubs until the regime's preference changed toward Real Madrid in the 1950s in the 1950s as Franco attempted to gain political advantage out Real Madrid's numerous European Cup titles at a time that Spain was a nation that was largely unpopular internationally; the minister who was in charge said that "Real Madrid are the greatest ambassadors that we've seen in our history." That's why Atletico supporters often sang the slogan that Real had been "El team of the gobierno"La verguenza del"pais" - "The team of the government and the shame of the nation" and, supposedly, took an increasingly left-wing view (tempered due to the rising in the ultra-conservative culture as well as Rayo Vallecano's presence as the "true" left-wing Club at Madrid).

The match first attracted public attention in the year 1959 when it was the European Cup when the two clubs played each other during the semifinals. Real took the lead in the first game 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu in the Santiago Bernabeu, and Atletico defeated Atletico 1-0 at the Metropolitano. The match went to replay, and Real defeated by a score of 2-1. Atletico was able to get some revenge when, under the leadership by the former Real Madrid coach Jose Villalonga the club defeated its city rivals twice in the Copa del Generalisimo finals in 1960 and 1961. In the 70s Atletico continued to take the top spot as the most profitable Spanish club during the decade. This led to fans of the Real Madrid fanbase to look at Atletico calling the club and its supporters "Indios" ( Indians in reference in reference to Latin American players that were signed by the red-and-whites). It is important to note that in the 1970s, Real Madrid was not interested in signing nonmembers of the Caucasian athletes (president Santiago Bernabeu even declared that he would that he would not be signing Portuguese superstar Eusebio in the close of the 1960s, "Mientras yo viva there's no way to sign a single black or white player with the bigote" ("As long as I live, there will be no black or white player with mustache is allowed to play in this stadium"). The Atletico fans were able to accept that newly-created "Indian" nickname with joy and continue to use it to this day. It is located in Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid's stadium, is situated alongside businesses and banks on the upper-class Paseo de la Castellana street as well as there is also the Vicente Calderon (the venue which Atletico Madrid used until the season of 2016-17) can be found close to an alcoholic beverage establishment, along the Manzanares River and a motorway. Real enjoy greater support throughout the region due to their historical resources and their success, whereas Atletico have a largely middle class fans base, mostly located in the south of the city, and some fans also scattered across the city. Actually the Atletico crest is adorned with an image of the Coat of Arms of Madrid however, the Real crest does not have any mention of the city (instead it contains the wider Castile regional area).

In the years 1961-89 during which Real was the dominant team in La Liga, only Atletico could offer a serious challenge by winning league championships in 1966, 1970 1973 and 1977. The year 1965 was the time Atletico was the only team in history to defeat Real in Bernabeu over eight years. Real Madrid's record in the face of Atletico in recent years is very positive. One of the highlights was 2002-03, 2003-2004 season which was the time that Real won their first La Liga title after a 4-1 win in the Vicente Calderon. Atletico's first victory against its city rivals since 1999 was in the Copa del Rey final in the month of May. The year 2013, 2013-14, Real and Atletico were the finalists in The UEFA Champions League, the final in which was the first to feature two teams located in the same region. Real Madrid triumphed with a 4-1 draw during extra-time. In the 7th of February, 7 February , 2015, Real suffered their first loss since the time they played at Vicente Calderon stadium, a defeat of 4-0. The following day, 28 May, 2016, Real and Atletico were again in competition to decide an opportunity to win the Champions League title and ended with the victory for Real in the penalty shootout at San Siro.

Another minor rivalry exists among Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. It is also often referred to as the El Viejo Clasico ( the old classic) which is the reason it was it is named because both clubs were dominant during the early part during the latter half of 20th century. They met during the nine Copa del Rey finals including the first one in 1903. From 10 December 2011 to the present it was the most popular ever in Spanish soccer until it was eclipsed in the year 1903 by El Clasico.

Athletic Bilbao, who operate with a policy of using only local players they have stopped being a competitive opposition to clubs like Real Madrid who scour the globe to find the best talent. Lions do not have won no major trophy since 1984, and have won just 2 of 26 games between the two teams from 2005-06 until the 2016-17. But, the games remain fiercely fought due to their cultural and historical significance as well as some similarities to the political aspects of the rivalry between Barcelona and Catalonia as Athletic is the most populated football club within the Basque region.

Real Madrid along with Bayern Munich in Germany Bayern Munich Bayern Munich in Germany are two of the clubs with the highest success during the Champions League/European cup competition, with Real winning 14 times, as well as Bayern having won six occasions. Though they've never met in a final match, Real Madrid versus Bayern is the game that has been most frequently played in the Champions League/European cup with 26 games (12 victories for Madrid 11 victories for Bayern and 3 draw) and a number of controversy-filled incidents occurring because of the significance of the majority of their matches. Real Madrid supporters often refer to Bayern as the " Bestia negra" ("Black Beast").

In the decade of 2010 The two teams met during 2011-12 in the 11-12 Champions League semi-finals, that ended in a 3-3 the aggregate (Bayern defeated 3-1 in penalties in additional time but they lost in the championship at their home stadium) The two teams then met at similar times during 2013-14. 13-14 season which saw Real Madrid winning 5-0 on aggregate to go on to winning the tournament. They also played together in the quarter-finals of the 2016-17 season; Real Madrid won 3-1 on aggregate following extra time, and then took home the trophy. The following year, the two teams met during their semi-finals in which Real Madrid again progressing 4-3. Then, until it was the the 2018-19 campaign in which they lost twice in Madrid by three goals, Real's most devastating loss during the Champions League had been at the defeat by Bayern at home on the 29th of February in 2000 4-4.

Another match that is often played in the European Cup/Champions League is Real Madrid vs Juventus is the most famous Italian club in Italy. They've played against each other in 21 games and have a nearly equal results (9 victories for Juventus and 10 wins for Real Madrid, 2 draws) in addition to close to the identical goal differential (Madrid ahead 26-25).

The first time they met came in the semifinals of the 1961-62 European Cup, which Real Madrid won 3-1 in the replay on the grounds of Paris. In the quarter-finals in the 1995-1996 season, Juventus prevailed 2-1 over two legs and then lifted the trophy. The 1998 UEFA Champions League Final between the two teams at Amsterdam, Real Madrid defeated Real Madrid 1-1. They played once more during the 2002-03 UEFA Champions League semi-finals the two club were currently in "golden periods'. Juventus were victorious 4-3 on an aggregate basis. At the time, superstar player Zinedine Zidane whom played for Bianconeri at the final in 1998 was transferred away from Turin in Italy to Madrid in a world-record EUR77 million transfer.

The teams played again during the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League group stage which ended with Madrid winning the game 2-1 at home, while losing 2-2 away to get to their 10th title. At the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League semi-finals in the semi-finals of 2014-15, an ex Real Madrid player Alvaro Morata scored a goal in each game to send Juventus through to the semi-finals, where they won the aggregate 3-2, while Cristiano Ronaldo netted both the goals of Madrid. The two teams met with each other again during the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff in the UEFA Champions League Final, with Ronaldo scoring twice in the final as Real Madrid won 4-1.

The most recent Champions League meeting was in the quarter-finals of 2017-18 in which Real Madrid won 4-3 on an aggregate basis. The match finished with a dramatic and controversial end and a controversial penalty being awarded by Real Madrid in the last minute of the second game following Juventus had a 3-0 lead in the Bernabeu to level the game following a loss to the Allianz Stadium by the same score. Cristiano Ronaldo was the star of three strikes in the two games, including the crucial penalty and an incredible overhead kick. Having been awarded the Champions League with Madrid for four times He was then transferred to Juventus within a couple of months with the sum of EUR100 million price.

It was during Florentino Perez's first term as president (2000-2006) during which Real Madrid started its ambition of becoming the most successful professional soccer club. The club sold a portion of its training facilities for use by the city in Madrid in 2001. Then, it was sold to four companies: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilistica de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL. The sale wiped out the club's debtsand opened the way to purchase the top players in the world like Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Ronaldo and David Beckham. It was previously changed the zoning of the fields used for training to be used for development, that raised their value. They then purchased the facility. It was then that the European Commission started an investigation to determine if the city paid too much for the property and could be viewed as the state subsidy.

The transfer of the training facility to office buildings wiped out Real Madrid's debt of EUR270 million, allowing the club to go on an extraordinary spending spree that brought in big name stars to join the team. Additionally, the proceeds of the sale was put on a modern training facility located on the outskirts of the city. While the policy of Perez resulted greater financial success as a result of the the club's marketing power throughout the world, and particularly in Asia but it also came under more criticism for being too focused on advertising and promoting the Real Madrid brand and not enough on the achievements of the players.

As of September 2007 Real Madrid was considered the most popular soccer brand across Europe by the BBDO. The year 2008 saw it listed as the second most valuable football club, with the valuation in the region of EUR951 million (PS640 million or $1.285 billion) just behind Manchester United, which was valued at EUR1.333 billion (PS900 million). In 2010 Real Madrid had the highest turnover of any football club in the world. As of the month September 9, the Real Madrid administration announced its plans to launch its own theme park before 2013.

A study conducted by Harvard University concluded that Real Madrid "is one of the top 20 brands, and the only one where its managers, players are well-known. There are some amazing numbers regarding the global popularity of the club. There are estimated to be 287 million fans worldwide who support Real Madrid." In 2010 Forbes estimated Real Madrid's value at around EUR992 millions (US$1.323 billion) and ranked them second behind Manchester United, based on statistics for the period 2008-09. Based on Deloitte, Real Madrid had an estimated income of EUR401 million during the same time frame, placing as the top.

Alongside Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna, Real Madrid is an official association. That means Real Madrid is owned by its fans who choose the president of the club. The president of the club cannot put his own money into the club. The club is only able to spend the money it earns. This is mostly earned through sponsorships and TV rights, merchandise sales prizes, as well as ticket sales. As opposed to an limited business the club isn't possible to purchase shares of the club, only membership. Members of Real Madrid, called socios are a group of delegate members, the top governing body of the club. In 2010the team is home to 60, 000 socios. In the final week in the season 2009-2010 the board of directors announced the following: Real Madrid had a net debt of EUR244.6 million, EUR82.1 million lower than the previous year's fiscal year. Real Madrid announced that it had an outstanding total net debt of EUR170 million following the season of 2010-11. From 2007 until in 2011, Real Madrid earned an annual net revenue in the amount of EUR190 million.

The 2009-10 season was the most successful for Real Madrid. Real Madrid made EUR150 million in ticket sales. This was the highest figure in top-flight football. The club boasts the highest amount of shirt sales per season, approximately 1.5 million. For the season 2010-11, the club's wage bill was EUR169 million. This is the second highest in Europe second only to Barcelona. However, the ratio of turnover to wage bill was the highest of all Europe with 43 per cent, beating Manchester United and Arsenal at 46 percent and 50 percent respectively. The year 2013 was the time that Forbes declared the football club to be the most important sports team, with a value of $3.3 billion. The value was EUR3.47 billion ($4.1 billion) in 2018. in the 2016-17 football season, they were the second-highest-earning football team in the world with a revenue that was EUR674.6 million. The second-highest paid soccer team on the planet following Barcelona in November 2018, the first-team average for the first team at Real Madrid was PS8.1m ($10.6m) each year. By 2022 Forbes classified Real Madrid as the most valued football team in the world with a value of $5.1 billion.

Real Madrid was the featured club in the sequel in the Goal! football movie trilogy, Goal! 2. Living The Goal! 2: Living the Dream ...> (2007). The film follows former Newcastle United's actor Santiago Munez as he is initially scouted and later was signed with Real Madrid for the 2005-06 season. The creators of the film were keen to emphasize the dramatic changes that Munez's life has undergone following his transfer to Madrid. The film was made with the complete backing of UEFA and allowed the film crew to make use of numerous real-life players as cameo characters. Real Madrid squad members featured in the film include Iker Casillas Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Raul, Sergio Ramos, Robinho, Michael Owen, Michel Salgado, Julio Baptista, Steve McManaman and Ivan Helguera. Other players who made appearances on the screen include Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Andres Iniesta, Pablo Aimar, Freddie Ljungberg, Cesc Fabregas, and Santiago Canizares. In the film, Florentino Perez and Alfredo Di Stefano presented Munez, the fictional player to the club following the signing.

Real The Film will be released on the 25th of May, 2005. It is feature film and documentary that shows the world's love to Real Madrid. It was created by Real Madrid and produced by Borja manso, it follows five different stories of fans from all over the globe and their passion of the team. In addition to the fictional part in the documentary, the includes footage from the real team during their training during their training at Ciudad Real Madrid games, as well as interviews. Although the film does mention the entire squad however, it is primarily focused upon the galacticos like David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Raul, Luis Figo, Ronaldo, Iker Casillas and Roberto Carlos, among others. The film was made in Spanish however, it has since been translated for the worldwide fan base.

The novel White Storm 100 years of Real Madrid by Phil Ball was the first history in English of Real Madrid. The book was released in 2002, and discusses the most memorable moments of the club's history at the start of its centenary being translated into several languages. In late 2011 Real Madrid released a digital music album, titled Legends as well as a remix of the club's anthem "Himno in the Real Madrid," was released as the debut song of the collection.

Real Madrid TV is an encrypted digital television channel that is operated by Real Madrid and specialising in the club. The channel is accessible in Spanish as well as English. It's located in Ciudad Real Madrid in Valdebebas (Madrid) which is the training center of Real Madrid.

"Hala Madrid" redirects to here. To hear the club's national anthem, look up Hala Madrid And No nada Mas.

Hala Madrid is a magazine that is published every quarter for Real Madrid club members and the Madridistas Fan Club card holders. The expression Hala Madrid, meaning "Forward Madrid" or "Go Madrid", is also the name of the official anthem of the club, which is usually sang by Madridistas (the fans of the club). fans). The magazine contains stories on the team's games during the month prior and details on the youth and reserve teams. There are often interviews with players, present and past, as well as the club's most memorable matchdays.

Real Madrid has appeared in several football-related video games specifically within both the FIFA as well as the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The Real Madrid player has appeared on the covers of both magazines seven times.

In 2007 Spanish producer Virgin Play signed an agreement with the club to produce official authorized Real Madrid video games. The only game made under the deal (due to the liquidation of Virgin Play at the end of September) would be Real Madrid: The Game The game was developed in collaboration with Atomic Planet Entertainment and was released under Virgin Play's publishing unit V.2 Play in May 2009 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Windows, Wii and Nintendo DS exclusively in European regions. Virgin Play released their products in. The game offered an option for career play that was the combination of role-playing and simulation, as well as arcade-style Football gameplay.

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Spanish teams are restricted to three players who do not have EU citizenship. The roster list only includes the nationality of the principal player. Some non-European members who are on the team have dual citizenship of the EU country. Furthermore, players from ACP nations within Africa and the Caribbean and the Pacific who are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement are not counted in the non-EU quotas because of the Kolpak decision.

As of 1 July 2022

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See also: List of Real Madrid CF managers

See also: List of Real Madrid CF presidents