Real Madrid is one of the most famous football clubs in the World, officially recognized by FIFA as the most successful football team of the 20th century. The club has won 12 Champions League trophies and 19 times Copa del Rey. In addition, they are champions of Spain 33 times. The team is among the founders of FIFA. It was founded in 1902. Located in the capital of Madrid, plays its matches at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and is known by its nicknames "The Whites", "Royal Club", "The Meringues" and "Vikings".

The rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is well known and the football matches between them are called "El Clásico". Of the 159 games played in La Liga, Real have won 68 times, Barcelona have won 61 times and 30 of the matches have ended in a draw.

"The Whites" had many famous and extremely talented players through the years, among them is Cristiano Ronaldo (who is the top goal scorer for Real Madrid with 450 goals). Raul holds the record for most appearances, having played 741 matches from 1994 to 2010. In addition to these two famous players, other celebrities from the club are Iker Casillas, Kaka, Francisco Buyo, Raul, Ronaldo, Robinho, David Beckham, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema, Zinedine Zidane, Sergio Ramos, Roberto Carlos, Gonzalo Higuain and Gareth Bale. Another famous figure from Real Madrid is Jose Mourinho. The portuguese has coached the team for a long period of time.

Since the 1950s, Real Madrid has been a major force in Spanish and European football. In addition, the team is one of the three teams that founded La Liga, which have never been relegated to a lower league since its founding (the other two are Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao).