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Think you know everything about Real Madrid? Test your knowledge on the history, legends, and surprising quirks of the world's most successful football club!
Benchwarmer 0–4 · Starting XI 5–8 · Club Legend 9–10
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King Alfonso XIII granted the club its royal title in 1920. Along with the name, the club received the right to feature the royal crown on its official emblem. During the Spanish Second Republic, the crown and title were temporarily removed before returning for good.
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Luis Figo made a highly controversial direct transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 for a world-record fee. His return to Barcelona's stadium as a Real Madrid player was so hostile that fans famously threw a pig's head onto the pitch during a corner kick.
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Raúl González Blanco, simply known as Raúl, played 741 matches for the club between 1994 and 2010. He took over the record from another club legend, Manolo Sanchís, and is remembered as one of the ultimate symbols of Madrid's home-grown talent.
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Santiago Bernabéu played as a forward for the club before serving as its president for 35 years. Under his leadership, the club was rebuilt after the Spanish Civil War and grew into a dominant European superpower. The stadium was named in his honor in 1955.
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Real Madrid supporters gather at the Plaza de Cibeles to celebrate victories, where the team captain traditionally drapes a club scarf around the statue of the goddess Cybele. Their cross-town rivals, Atlético Madrid, celebrate nearby at the Neptune Fountain.
Photo: Miguel Diaz from Boadilla del Monte, España-Spain, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Real Madrid Castilla is the club's reserve team. In a unique piece of football history, Castilla actually played against the senior Real Madrid team in the final of the 1980 Copa del Rey, losing 6-1 to their parent club.
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Real Madrid is not just a football club; its basketball division, Real Madrid Baloncesto, is the most successful team in the history of the EuroLeague. Founded in 1931, the basketball branch has won over ten European titles.
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President Florentino Pérez signed one world-famous star every summer, starting with Luís Figo in 2000. Zidane, the Brazilian Ronaldo and David Beckham followed, and the Spanish press called the team 'Los Galácticos', the galactic ones. The glamorous line-up did not always win the trophies everyone expected.
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Alfredo Di Stéfano is considered one of the greatest players of all time. He scored in all five European Cup finals from 1956 to 1960, including a famous hat-trick in the 1960 final against Eintracht Frankfurt, which ended in a spectacular 7-3 victory.
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Real Madrid won the inaugural tournament by beating French side Stade de Reims 4-3 in an exciting match in Paris. They went on to win the first five consecutive editions of the tournament, establishing their legendary status early on.
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