REAL MADRID

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid who have been playing in La Liga since 1929.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. The honorific title 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. Real Madrid have played their home matches in the 81,044-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting entities, Real Madrid's members (socios) have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The club is one of the most widely supported in the world, and was estimated to be worth $5.1 billion in 2022, making it the world's most valuable football team. In 2021, it was the second highest-earning football club in the world, with an annual revenue of €640.7 million.
In domestic football, the club has won 69 trophies; a record 35 La Liga titles, 20 Copa del Rey, 12 Supercopa de España, a Copa Eva Duarte, and a Copa de la Liga. In European football, Real Madrid have won a record 21 trophies;a record 14 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Cups, and a recor five UEFA Super Cups. In worldwide competitions, they have achieved a record eight club world championships. Madrid was ranked second in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics Club World Ranking for 2000, 2002, 2014, 2017.
Real Madrid was recognised as the best football club of the 20th century by FIFA and as the best European club during the same timeframe by the IFFHS, whilst also receiving the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit in 2004. Real Madrid is the only club to have won three consecutive titles (three-peat) in the European Cup/Champions League on two occasions, in 1955–56, 1956–57, and 1957–58, and in 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18. In May 2022, they won a record-extending fourteenth Champions League title (the fifth in nine seasons), recognized by the Guinness World Records. Real Madrid is the first club across all of Europe's top five leagues to win 100 trophies in all competitions. As of March 2023, Real Madrid are ranked fifth in the UEFA club rankings.