Real Madrid club is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1902 as Madrid football club, The team has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception. The word Real is Spanish for royal and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem. the team has played its home matches in the 85,454- capacity in Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sports entities, Real Madrid's members have owned and operated the club throughout the history. The club is the second most valuable sports team in the world,worth 3.24 billion euro and the world's highest earning football club for 2014-15, with an annual revenue of 577 million euro. The club is one of the most widely supported teams in the world. Real Madrid is one of three founding members of the Primera Division that have never been relegated from the top division, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. The clubs hold many long standing rivalries, most notably El clasico with Barcelona and the El Derbi Madrileno with Atletico Madid. Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the 1950's. The club won 5 consecutive European cups and reached the finals 7 times. this success was replicated in the league, where the club won 5 times in the space of seven years. This team which consisted of players such as Di Stefano, Puskas, Gento, Raymond Kopa and Santamaria is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest team of all time.
In domestic football, the club has won a record 32 Liga titles, 19 copa del rey, 9 Supercopa de Espana, 1 Copa Eva Durate, 1 Copa De la liga. In International football, the club has won a record 11 European cup/UEFA champions league titles, a joint record 3 Intercontinental Cups, 2 UEFA cups, 3 UEFA Super cups and a FIFA club World Cup.Real Madrid was recognized as the FIFA club of the 20th century on 23 December 2000 and named best European club of the 20th century by the IFFHS on 11th may 2010. The club received the FIFA centennial order of Merit in 2004. The Club is ranked first in the latest IFFHS club world ranking, setting a new ranking-points record. The club also leads the current UEFA club rankings.
In domestic football, the club has won a record 32 Liga titles, 19 copa del rey, 9 Supercopa de Espana, 1 Copa Eva Durate, 1 Copa De la liga. In International football, the club has won a record 11 European cup/UEFA champions league titles, a joint record 3 Intercontinental Cups, 2 UEFA cups, 3 UEFA Super cups and a FIFA club World Cup.Real Madrid was recognized as the FIFA club of the 20th century on 23 December 2000 and named best European club of the 20th century by the IFFHS on 11th may 2010. The club received the FIFA centennial order of Merit in 2004. The Club is ranked first in the latest IFFHS club world ranking, setting a new ranking-points record. The club also leads the current UEFA club rankings.
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