Some of the Most Popular Spanish Teams of Team Right Now
You have definitely come across them in your sports themed online casino slot games. The Spanish football teams are some of the best teams that can rival the English teams. Spain also happens to have some of the biggest and most beautiful football stadiums in the world.
With teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid making a name in the soccer world, a lot of smaller teams have started popping up to try and rival these giants. But, this article is going to focus on the giants only. Here are some of the biggest teams in Spanish football history.
Real Madrid
This team has been home to some of the biggest football players in the soccer industry. Real Madrid has been home to players like Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Christiano Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Ricardo Kaka and so many more.
It was founded back in 1902 and it went by the name Madrid Football Club. The official stadium for this team is Estadio Santiago Bernabeu which has a sitting capacity of over 81 000 people. Currently it is being run by Florentino Perez and has former player, Zinedine Zidane as the head coach. With a value of US4, 24 billion, this team is the most valued team in Spain right now while Barcelona follows closely behind.
FC Barcelona
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are the biggest rivalries in the Spanish football league. With a net worth of over US 4 billion, this team is one of the most valuable teams in the world right now. It also has the most followers and supporters as well.
FCB was founded back in 1899 and has been functional for over 120 years now. Its official stadium is Camp Nou which has a sitting capacity of over 99 354. Barca is currently being run by Josep Maria Bartmeu and has Ronald Koeman as the head coach
Atletico de Madrid
ATM has been in the soccer industry since 1903. The team was known as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid upon its conception 117 years ago. It has been a big competition to the two big champions FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The team is currently valued at US$1, 15 billion.
The official stadium for Atletico de Madrid is the Metropolitano Stadium which holds a sitting capacity of over 68 000 people. Currently Miguel Angel Gil Marin owns 51% of the team while Idan Ofer owns 31 %, the remaining 19% is owned by Enrique Cerezo who also happens to be the current president.
Sevilla FC
SFC is the oldest soccer team in Spain. It was founded back in 1890, which is 130 years ago. It has also been quite competitive in the past few years in the La Liga. This makes it the most successful team in its community, Andalusia. The team is currently worth 316 million Euros.
The team is owned by Sevillistas de Nervion and Rafael Carrion Moreno. Currently, Jose Castro Carmona is the President while the head coach is Julen Lopetegui. Their stadium is Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and it has a sitting capacity of 43 883