Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Futbol, founded on March 6, 1902, is widely regarded as the most successful and prestigious football club in the history of the sport. Based in Madrid, the club plays its home matches at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, an iconic 81,046-capacity venue currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation. Real Madrid has won a record 36 La Liga titles and an unprecedented 15 UEFA Champions League trophies, including five consecutive European Cup titles between 1956 and 1960 under the leadership of Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas. The club was named the FIFA Club of the 20th Century and has won the Copa del Rey 20 times and the Supercopa de Espana 13 times. Real Madrid's policy of signing the world's best players, known as the Galacticos era under president Florentino Perez, brought global superstars including Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Karim Benzema to the club. The academy system, La Fabrica, has produced legends such as Raul Gonzalez, Iker Casillas, and more recently Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham who have become the face of the modern era. El Clasico against Barcelona is the biggest rivalry in world football.