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In this article you can find many interesting and important facts about Real Madrid Football Club which includes club's claim to fame, politics, club's stars and behind the scenes information. Here you will also find history of the stadium and also many details on how and where you will find this club in the city and more news about the team, facts about titles they have won.

The Real Madrid Football Club was borne in 1947 when first built the Bernabéu stadium, but before it , the Real Madrid soccer team played at Viejo Chamartín stadium. The first manager of Real Madrid Football club was López Caro, and the Chairman was Florentino Pérez.

Basically the Real Madrid Football Club was founded in 1902, and at that time the club began the Spanish league ' La Liga ' and amazingly, since then, they have never been relegated from the Premier Division. Real Madrid also have a basketball team which are equally as successful in their sport and also play in a white strip. According to their white strip, in Spanish, the players were nicknamed 'Los Merengues' meaning literally 'the meringues'.

About the the Politics Of Real Madrid Football Club we can say there is huge rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona because these two clubs are representatives of the opposition between the two regions of Spain; Castile and Catalonia. Many believed that Real Madrid were essentially Franco's team during the civil war, and that Barcelona FC represented the opposition but the political views of the various players and managers involved in the team at the time and they did not make any attention to these rumours.

Real Madrid Football Club has many famous Starsand many fans travel to spain to watch and due to the fact that they have signed up so many expensive star players, the club has earned another nickname 'Los Galácticos' (the Galactics). Luis Figo from Barcelona FC was the first of these players, who made a record 60 million euros and since then they bought Zinedine Zidane from Juventus for 71 million euros, followed by Ronaldo, Beckham and Owen, each also for massive fees. In 2005, the latest stars of Real Madrid Football Club were Robinho and Baptista.

Real Madrid Football Club is one of the most famous and successful clubs in the world. It has 17 Spanish Cup titles, 29 Spanish League titles, 1 UEFA Super Cup Title, 9 European Championship Cup titles, 2 UEFA Cup Titles, 1 League Cup Title, 7 Spanish Super Cup Titles and many other trophies. FIFA organization voted Real Madrid Football Club as the '20th Century's Best Club' and it also can boast of many famous players including Beckham and Ronaldo and many others. During non-match days the Santiago Bernabéu stadium is open for the general public. You can also purchase a ticket and guide book or reserve a guide in advance. This is a Real Madrid fans dream! You can visit everything from the dressing rooms to the presidential box. There you also can see an extensive trophy room, containing hundreds of cups and at the end of the tour, you will see the well stocked Real Madrid shop, that is packed with every kind of strip that a Real Madrid football fan could desire!

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