Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (commonly known as Real Madrid or Madrid) is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team. It is the most successful team in the world and has even been named "The Best Club of the 20th Century" by FIFA in 2000, having won a record 31 La Liga titles, 17 Spanish Cups, a record 9 European Cups and 2 UEFA Cups. Founded in 1902, Real Madrid has since spent all of its history in the top flight of Spanish football. The club's home colours are their legendary all white and they play their home games at the 80,354-capacity Santiago Bernabéu football stadium. Unlike most European football clubs, Real Madrid's members (socios) have owned and operated the club since its inception.

The Crest


The first crest of Real Madrid had a simple design consisting of a decorative interlacing of the three initials of the club, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Fútbol, in dark blue on a white shirt. The first change in the crest occurred in 1908 when the letters adopted a more streamlined form and appeared inside a circle. The next change in the configuration of the crest did not occur until the presidency of Pedro Parages in 1920. At that time, King Alfonso XIII granted the club his royal patronage which came in the form of the title "Real", roughly translated as "Royal". Thus, the crown was added to the crest and the club styled itself Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. With the dissolution of the monarchy in 1931, all the royal symbols (the crown on the crest and the title of Real) were eliminated. The crown was replaced by the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile. In 1941, two years after the end of the Civil War, the "Real Corona", or "Royal Crown", was restored while the mulberry stripe of Castile was retained as well. In addition, the whole crest was made full color, with gold being the most prominent, and the club was again called Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. The most recent modification to the crest occurred in 2001 when the club wanted to better situate itself for the twenty-first century and further standardize its crest. One of the modifications made was changing the mulberry stripe to a more bluish shade.

The Stadium



The Kit





LEGENDARY AWAY KIT


Real Madrid's traditional home colours are all white. The clubs' nicknames "Los Blancos" ("The Whites") and "Los Merengues" (after the dessert meringue) were influenced by it. The kit initially adopted a blue oblique stripe on the shirt; but unlike today, dark blue socks were worn. The striped shirt was replaced by an all-white version, modeled after the shirt worn by Corinthian F.C. in 1902. In the same year, the blue socks were replaced by black ones. By the early 1940s the manager changed the kit again by adding the club's crest on the left breast (which have remained ever since). On 23 November 1947, in a game against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium, Real Madrid became the first Spanish team to wear numbered shirts.

Madrid's traditional away colours are all black or all purple. The club's kit is currently manufactured by Adidas and their current shirt sponsor is bwin.com

Real Madrid Hymn


Honours:


Club Records:

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Squad List 2011/12



Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
1st Assistant Coach: Zidane
Fitness Trainer: Rui Faria
Goalkeeper Coach: Silvino Louro
Video Analysis Coordinator: Jose Morais

Fixtures 2013/14



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official twitter accounts of our players:

@Cristiano
@SergioRamos
@XabiAlonso
@aarbeloa17l
@Fabio_Coentrao

Live Streaming:
http://firstrownow.eu/
http://www.streamhunter.eu/
http://www.ronaldo7.net/live/livestream/livestream.html


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This post has been edited by zeronehza: Mar 22 2014, 10:18 AM

Hope this thread moves fast with Madrid's success all along

how come so fast new thread when the prev oni reaches 100pg?

i was about to say that... normally new thread when near 2500 threads (125 pages)

5th kui kui kui

sorry guys, im afraid if im forget to create new thread this week ( a long2 holiday) so i create it early..

yoona no like real madrid ler

teehee

hala madrid!

im a bit sad i cant watch the game getafe vs madrid live on tv..siot!

pasaipa.....astro kene potong ka or lcd rosak?

hari keesokannya kerja pagi pukul 6..haiyo

just keep me the update ok

di maria resume training

alamak kaka tgh on form ni..aku prefer kaka lagi buat masa ni..

ozil nampak mcm gempak gila bila kaka ada sbb dorang naturally boleh change side senang2..kalau di maria nampak stiff & rigid sikit

true mang

lets hope different formation for tonight match

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Added on February 5, 2012, 2:49 amReal Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Coentrao, Pepe, Ramos, Arbeloa; Lass, Xabi Alonso; Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Ozil; Benzema


Sub diarra and get Sahin in action........

This post has been edited by botaknet: Feb 5 2012, 02:49 AM

1-0 FT.... Not the best of games... Just keep on moving.tats all

yeah. not our best. but precious 3 points. that's all.

decent performance. what to do..derby meh. getafe also looks tight. closing down our attackers quite fast. aiyo as i said lah, one dah benzema is the best, next out pulak... hehehe

i'm not saying i love my opponent to get injured, but last nite busquet got some serious injury. i hope this serves him a lesson for not faking or feigning some soft touch into serious injuries.

Haha finally when he actually got injured, nobody got dismissed or yellow carded....

im overslept last nite.. damn.. miss the game..

nice header by ramos anyway.. secured 7 points lead again

A black cat running across the pitch at Nou Camp Yestde.... ?????????????? Signs for thing 2 come perhaps

sign of what?

Signs of Bad luck so far

they have referee,uefa,fifa to pick up that cat actually..btw that cat is so cute la

"Real Madrid crowned as world's richest club for seventh year in a row"

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Added on February 9, 2012, 10:47 amRonaldo now has a fleet of 12 cars: four Audis, two Bentleys, two Mercedes, an Aston Martin, a Maserati and a Porsche.

This post has been edited by botaknet: Feb 9 2012, 10:47 AM

Real Madrid to open the bidding at £30m for in-demand Arsenal captain Van Persie

Real Madrid will make an offer for Robin van Persie in the summer as they join the £30million race for the Arsenal striker.
Manchester City and Barcelona are also keen on the Dutchman, 28, who has 16 months left on his Arsenal contract and is yet to commit to another deal.
Madrid will also look to put Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain in as part of the deal. Higuain, 24, is a target for Chelsea but has been long admired by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

Sportsmail revealed last week that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is plotting an ambitious move for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
But it appears boss Jose Mourinho would rather go for Van Persie, who has the versatility to play as an imposing No 9 such as Didier Drogba, or take a place on either flank.
Mourinho's own future at the Bernabeu is in serious doubt, but he has told his bosses that 28-year-old Van Persie would be a perfect fit.

Gonzalo Higuain must leave before a move for Van Persie can materialise

Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has done little to calm reports linking his club with a move, saying only that there would be no immediate move for the former Feyenoord player.
'There is nothing going on at the moment,' he said. 'There are some rumours, but this is not the right time to talk about Van Persie.
'We have to focus on our performances on the pitch.'

Source
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i dont think we shud buy a striker..a world class defender is more needed

This post has been edited by hans7474: Feb 10 2012, 02:45 PM

adui..

with all due respect to RVP, why RM want to buy injury-prone player
plus he's old already

leave rvp alone la kesian arsenal..i think our attacking department are powerful already

today match what time?

its 0430 monday morning

ossasuna 3 barca 1...55 min

3 2

tmrw can open 10 point lead

road to 10 points..

It would be hard for the Hollywood team to catch up if Real got 3 points tomorrow.

By leaving out Xavi, Inieasta and Fabregas from the start , Pep thinks they got better chance of winning UCl than the league

ehekk that jiran sebelah..

no blaming to anyone?

messi cant perform without xavi and inesta

izit just me or anyone else..

after we 'shake' nou camp with that 2-2 draw CdR, barcelona was never look like the team like they was past 2-3 years.

IINM only 2 wins for them after that match (1 league, 1 CdR vs Valencia 2nd leg)
and they had an unbelievable 1st half.




however madrid MUST NOT LOSE FOCUS.

& hopefully JM dont rest key players on bench and become complacent.

secure the game first and we should see how.

This post has been edited by nanamiwashio: Feb 12 2012, 11:14 AM

dont worry.. underestimate opponent is not JM style.. he will put the strongest line up.. and make sure that we finished the game as fast as we can.. me predict.. if we can score 2-0.. get ready to switch off tv and get to bed as we will play "sit back and relax" gameplay..

finally mou answered the stupid rumours from the press... hes likely will stay.. and not leaving..

I like what he said about the "imaginary sources"

Roberto Carlos come visiting.




roberto carlos with his protege

is it callejon playing fifa behind ?

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Added on February 12, 2012, 8:25 pmsight.. u over inch marcelo.. no wonder ur sprint not fast as him..





old friend...

This post has been edited by zeronehza: Feb 12 2012, 08:38 PM

so now i guess recent results of barca has proved my assessment of squad's depth

auww so cute

game 4.30AM in da morning....aiyooo esok kerja pagi...........

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Added on February 13, 2012, 4:18 amOur line up against Levante :

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Casillas; Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Coentrao; Xabi Alonso, Granero, Ozil; Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuain

This post has been edited by botaknet: Feb 13 2012, 04:18 AM

HT 1-1

Definite handball for the penalty but nt sure it warranted a yellow card though...

Should not be carded for both offenses. Too harsh. No warning, no second chance.

ft : 4-2

nice hatrik cr

10 pts clear !!!!

woohoo CR hattrick, Benzema maintain scoring rate and RM extended lead to 10 points. can't get any better than this.

very happy

hahaha looks like la liga is heading 2 bernabeu soon...2 bad cant defend the copa del ray though

Ronnie's 3rd goal so nice

rooney 3rd goal oso very nice

yeah 10 points clear!

I would be happy if we enter Nou Camp as the Champions and get the salute....

i always wanted to watch nuri sahin in action..why ar?is he a flop?

Some rumour says his relationship with mourinho a bit off . Too sad.

Hope he is not leaving this summer.

Oh like that huh..same situation like pedro leon lah! :facepalm: better sell him off la

Its very cold in Russia... hope Madrid players wont pickup injuries there...

pity arsenal
raped by milan

Oh I miss Carlos. Retired or still playing?

From what I read from the foreign forums, that was just a rumor and he won't be leaving now since Mou and Karanka still have faith in him (Karanka mentioned Sahin a couple of times saying that he had this psychological problem and that he needs time to recover)

If they wanna get rid of him because of some sort of communication breakdown (something similar to Leon) then he wouldn't be listed in the squad after being left out for so long. It's just that Madrid went through tough times in the last two or three matches (in which Sahin was included). Had we scored like 3 or 4 before the hour mark, I'm sure we'll see him in action

Glad to hear that. Fuh...........jeng jeng jeng.

Hey guys been a while since i posted here

About Sahin, there's nothing to the rumors really. And I think the psychological aspect is just him afraid of injuring himself again. This is the first time he had a long injury layoff so it might be playing on his mind. And it's not easy to put someone who's far from competitive match fitness into games especially when we're entering the crunch time of the season.

I think next year after he's had a proper preseason then we'll be able to see more of him. Remember we signed him for 6 years not 6 months

This post has been edited by verx: Feb 18 2012, 12:24 PM

Heyoooo! been a long long time for me too! can't wait for the game tonight!.. Hala Madrid!

I want to see di maria in action again

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Ramos, Pepe, Varane, Marcelo; Alonso, Granero; Kaka, Ozil, Ronaldo; Benzema

Gud to see Marcelo in actions again. and Di Maria as sub line...yuhuuuuuuuuuu

FT : 4-0

another 3 points for our team. Good job.

13points ahead for at least 24hours standing. ngeh ngeh ngeh. Pretty good sign huh? hehe

Di Maria had a wonderful start after being sideline for almost a month now. Stunning goal, with a couple of flashy footworks really made Bernabeu get on their feet.

There's some problem with our set pieces. I don't know if any of you noticed or not but most of our corners and FKs were a bit short and I'm all for it if it was part of the plan but unfortunately it was clearly not and it's frustrating at times to see something like that.


Next stop : The -25C Frozen Artificial Pitch in Moscow~

EDIT : Varane had a cracking game. Hard to see a young defender act as calm as he portrayed just now. While Ozil is connecting well with Kaka again and again and again. Things are looking good from top to bottom.

Oh yeah, It's been a while since we scored 1st and had a clean sheet in Bernabeu.

It was a good game and I guess we are in a good form with all our injured players started to play again.

With that goal, Cristiano Ronaldo equaled the legendary Juanito's mark (121) in la Liga. Juanito did it in 10 years; CR7 in 3. Golazo Machine indeed~

This post has been edited by gto87: Feb 19 2012, 05:56 AM

Quite nervous about next pit stop. Have we experienced any Russian's team before?

Zenit St. Petersburg 1 - 2 Real Madrid match report

This is the great Zenit side who beat MU in the UEFA Super Cup with Arshavin, Progrebnyak and Tymoschuk were still playing for them.

If I remember correctly, the temperature on that day was -15c (and arshavin was wearing a short sleeve jersey when everybody else went with long sleeve plus gloves ).

It'll be even worst at Moscow with the temp hitting -25c. Insane~

sure boleh one...with the new crop of galaticos coming up,,,i m sure real can win in commie land again haha so is anyone down 2 watch another big classico (barca vs valen) 2moro morning

Skylineover, where you'll be watching?

zzz

this morning my tv watching me
damn tired

now daytime sleep
so that i can watch barca valencia tonight

Most probably I'll be watching the match at Rasa Seri Alamanda in Cyberjaya. Anyone is welcomed~

great win for the team
mourinho is no doubt the best manager for real madrid
mourinho + ronaldo combo = USTOPPABLE

Ricardo Kakà
Rússia , lá vamos nos !!

Russia, there we go !!

p/s:i lol'd at khedira face

DiMaria's not in the squad for moscow I agree with the set pieces tho, It gets really frustrating when the opponent clears every corner we have ..

another muscle injury again.. lass also..

Arhh....di maria injured again....grrr.....

Hope we can get positive results on next game.

Eh di maria injured again..hmm it's okay we can use kaka+ozil or benz+higuain..am I rite

what time is the match tomorrow?

edit: ahh.. 1am

This post has been edited by Blackened: Feb 21 2012, 11:11 AM

hope our players strong in the -ve temp ...

hopefully mamak will show it
sometime mamak in seremban can be sohai at a time
showing movie instead of livefootball

Hey guys I was wondering because I'm from kl and in Kuching now may I know if espn is showing it? Because if not Im going to bed d, hotel only got espn Tt

yeap it's on espn..

Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Pepe, Coentrao, Alonso, Khedira, Ozil, Callejon, Ronaldo, Benzema

Awesome thanks!

Mourinho opt for Coentrao instead of Marcelo & Callejon for Kaka.

Hala madrid...........

Ronaldo !

HT 1-0 ...

Worried bot Benzema though... Looks like Hamstring

more like groin

energetic russian side.. we got lucky we are the champ of counter attack
still a long way to go in 2nd half,.,. the cold really make our tempo slow down...

same situation when inter vs cska few years back..

i think the way they play with the long-ball tactic is suitable for this pitch.

wah really luck for russian side...

what a tie 1-1

we wasting so many chance to score 2-3 goals..

WTF 1-1

Just switched off in the last minute...

lol got pawn by moscow

cis.........FT: 1-1. This is why when a couple of chances has been wasted.

Suppose we can kill the game with 3 nil.

Truly it's very difficult with this artificial turf plus minus 10 degrees woooooo!!!

Anyway we had precious 1 away goal. Hala Madrid!