Thursday, September 5, 2013

The then King of Spain Alfonso

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [re'al ma'ð?ið 'kluß ðe 'fuðßol]; Royal Madrid Football Club), commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain.Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, has traditionally worn a white home kit since. The word Real is Spanish for royal and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem. The team has played its home matches in the 85,454-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947. Unlike...