Iker Casillas comes second with 725 appearances, followed by Manuel Sanchis, Jr., having played 710 times. [50], The few days after the capturing of the 2003 Liga title were surrounded with controversy. [118], Real Madrid has maintained the white shirt for its home kit throughout the history of the club. [17][18], Real Madrid's origins go back to when football was introduced to Madrid by the academics and students of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza, which included several Cambridge and Oxford University graduates. [19][20][21] On 6 March 1902, after a new Board presided by Juan Padrós had been elected, Madrid Football Club was officially founded. When did organ music become associated with baseball? Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid's all-time top goalscorer, with 450 goals. Top Answer. Despite beating West Ham United 3–1 in the opening game at the Santiago Bernabéu, they lost the return 5–1 after extra time and went out in the first round. [106][107] The club then began re-shaping the squad in the summer of 2018, which included the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus for a reported €100 million. [237], A study at Harvard University concluded that Real Madrid "is one of the 20 most important brand names and the only one in which its executives, the players, are well-known. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. [3] Castilla reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on three further occasions, in 1984, 1986, and 1988. The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi with Atlético Madrid. They are known for their extreme right-wing politics, akin to Barcelona's hardcore supporters group Boixos Nois. [56] A brief return to form came to an abrupt halt after losing the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinal, 6–1 to Real Zaragoza. The achievement is also known as "La Duodécima". [138] The latest capacity is 81,044 spectators. There are an estimated 287 million people worldwide who follow Real Madrid. [235] In 2010, Real Madrid had the highest turnover in football worldwide. [93] With a 3–3 draw at Sevilla in the second leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 on 12 January 2017, Madrid progressed to the quarter-finals with a 6–3 aggregate victory and extended its unbeaten run to 40 matches, breaking Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 matches unbeaten in all competitions from the previous season. [31] 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 following infographic by Promora Real Estate sheds light on where the football stars live, and what they want from a property, plus a bit of housing-related trivia on some of the players. Profile From the start of national competitions, the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain, Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities.