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Real Madrid CF

Los Blancos · Madrid, Community of Madrid · LaLiga EA Sports

The most decorated club in European football, and the sport's most efficient machine for converting prestige into revenue.

Founded
1902
Stadium
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Capacity
83,186
Region
Community of Madrid

The club

Founded on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, Real Madrid have won LaLiga a record 36 times and the European Cup a record 15 times. The club has been owned and run by its members, socios, throughout its history, with no outside shareholder. The rebuilt Bernabéu, with its retractable pitch and year-round events programme, is the financial expression of that model.

Things worth knowing

  • Members have owned and operated the club throughout its history, there is no majority shareholder to sell to.
  • In 2024 it became the first football club to report €1 billion in annual revenue.
  • La Décima in 2014 made Madrid the first club to win ten European Cups; they are now on fifteen.
  • The 11–1 win over Barcelona in a 1943 Copa del Generalísimo semi-final remains the widest margin between the two clubs.

Coverage

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More Than a Stadium: A Brief History of Santiago BernabéuHistory
Stadium history

More Than a Stadium: A Brief History of Santiago Bernabéu

How one president's vision became a monument, and how the same building that made Real Madrid global was also used as a stage by a dictatorship.

Ernesto Garavel1 Jul 202613 min read

Players & staff we cover

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Xabi Alonso
Head coach

The most sought-after Spanish coach of his generation, and a genuine tactical author.

Jude Bellingham
Attacking midfielder · England

The most complete box-to-box attacking midfielder of his generation, and the tactical fulcrum of Real Madrid's midfield.

Kylian Mbappé
Forward · France

The highest-ceiling attacker in Spanish football, and the reason Madrid's attacking structure was redesigned.

Thibaut Courtois
Goalkeeper · Belgium

Statistically the best shot-stopper of the modern LaLiga era.

Vinícius Júnior
Left winger · Brazil

The most effective one-v-one dribbler in Europe, and a case study in how Spanish football handles racist abuse.