17 Facts About Real Madrid Which Makes It World’s Most Valuable Team

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Recently, it was a shocking moment for many of us when rumors surfaced that Gareth Bale, a renowned Welsh professional footballer, was close to leaving Real Madrid, though later the news was declined by his agent. But mention it or not, Real Madrid news is big Real Madrid news. And so everything it spins around becomes a topic of international importance, and why not, we are dealing here with the world’s most popular Football Club.

Founded in 1902, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol or simply known as Real (meaning “Royal”), is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The title was given to the team by King Alonso XIII, and traditionally wears a white kit since its establishment.

Leading the UEFA club rankings, it holds a record of 32 La Liga titles, 19 Copa del Rey, 9 Supercopa de España, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, and 1 Copa de la Liga. In international football, it has a joint record of 3 Intercontinental Cups, with 2 UEFA and 2 UEFA Super Cups plus a FIFA Club World Cup.

The Club is recognized globally for its number of records, outstanding players and victorious matches, with a fan club of un-matching numbers. Learn many such interesting facts about Real Madrid below:

  1. As per a Harvard University study, Real Madrid team is the most popular team globally with around 228 million supporters.
  2. The Club also holds the record of being the most successful club of the 20th century, in a poll conducted by FIFA.
  3. In the history of Spanish Football league, the team scores as the most effective team ever.
  4. The Real Madrid Club also records to have the largest number of members in its team, making it one of the biggest clubs of the world today.
  5. It was founded by the British embassies, along with FC Barcelona, their closest rivals.
  6. A match which created history worldwide was the 1943 match. Real Madrid defeated FC Barcelona by 11-1, following a loss of the last match where Real Madrid lost by 0-3 from FC Barcelona.
  7. Alfredo Di Stefano, the most popular striker for the team, is also said to be the best footballer of all times (in the world).
  8. Alfredo Di Stefano also won the Pichichi award for four consecutive years starting 1956.
  9. Next figure is Raul, who is known for his top scores. He holds a record of 323 goals (out of which, 228 goals where ranked during the league).
  10. They also hold a hat-trick record, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo. In May 2011, he created history by scoring a hat-trick within 10 minutes.
  11. And how can we miss the coach in all this success? Miguel Munoz was their most successful coach who served the team for 15 years, guiding them for 604 matches.
  12. Alberto Rivera also needs a mention who is the youngest player in history to make a debut in the team, merely at the age of 17.
  13. The team has outstandingly won the European champions for 09 times, creating a record. Their biggest defeat was Danish side Boldklubben 1909 (by 9-0 score).
  14. They also created history by winning consecutively 5 leagues in a row, which none of the teams have ever done.
  15. Real Madrid’s biggest audience record was for the 2006 Copa del Ray match with a crowd record of 83,329 of home attendance.
  16. In its initial years of foundation, only Spanish members were allowed to operate and run the club.
  17. Real Madrid Football Club ranks second in terms of revenue earnings making it the second richest club of the world. It is also the second most second valuable Football club.

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