Real Madrid

One of the standout giants of world football, Real Madrid are the biggest and richest club on the planet – not to mention the most successful European side of all time. Their astonishing run of five consecutive European Cups in the 1950s has since been added to with seven more trophies, taking their tally up to a record-breaking twelve. Formed in 1902 and run by its members ever since, Real continue to dominate Spanish football to this day, with a remarkable – and unsurprisingly record-breaking – 33 La Liga titles to their name. Such history and status allows Los Blancos to attract the biggest names in world football to the Santiago Bernabeu with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez among the current crop of Galacticos following in the footsteps of the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Figo.