Feliz cumpleaños, Real Madrid!
World famous football club Real Madrid (Spain) was founded on this day in 1902. It has left a remarkable legacy and here are some of its record breaking achievements:
(all statistics correct as of 3 March 2008)
Richest Football club
Based on its annual income for one season, the world's richest football club is Real Madrid of Spain, which had a total income of €318.2million (£236.2 million; $465.1 million) for the 2006/2007 season, according to Deloitte's annual Football Money League.
Most Champions League victories
The most UEFA Champions League matches won by a team is 73 by Real Madrid (Spain) between 1992 and 2008, scoring a record 261 goals in the process.
Most Champions League goals
The most goals in UEFA Champions League matches is 60 by Raúl González Blanco (Spain) playing for Real Madrid from 1992 to 2008.
Most Champions League appearances
The most UEFA Champions League appearances by an individual player is 115 by Raúl González Blanco (Spain) since his competition debut in 1994 until 2008, playing for Real Madrid.
Most expensive football player
The highest transfer fee quoted for a player is a reported 13,033,000,000 Spanish pesetas (£47 million; $66.36 millon) for Zinedine Zidane (France) from Juventus to Real Madrid on 9 July 2001.
06 March 2008