Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol] (pay attention), suggesting Royal Madrid Football Club), generally referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Based on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has actually traditionally put on a white home set given that inception. The honorific title actual is Spanish for royal and also was presented to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 with each other with the imperial crown in the symbol. The group has played its home suits in the 81,044-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid because 1947. Unlike most European showing off entities, Real Madrid s participants (socios) have possessed and also operated the club throughout its background. The club was estimated to be worth EUR3.8 billion ($4.2 billion) in 2019, and also it was the second highest-earning football club on the planet, with a yearly earnings of EUR757.3 million in 2019. The