Atletico Madrid legend Saul Niguez has said that bitter rivals Real Madrid have no fans. He recently compared Madrid’s fanbase to his current club Flamengo, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the Bernabeu atmosphere during match days is actually very appalling compared to the passion of the South American giants ahead of their clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
Saul added that the lengths Brazilian supporters go to follow their team is way better than what Real Madrid players experience.
His words, “It is more than Madrid. In reality, Madrid has no fans. Madrid is famous, yes, for what it has won and it is known all over the world and that is why it has followers. But you go to the stadium and you feel nothing.
In contrast, you go to the Maracana, an emblematic stadium, and it is always full. Away from home, the ground is full of Flamengo fans. We recently played against Sport Recife and they sent us to another stadium because otherwise our fans wouldn’t fit. And that’s speaking of a flight of three and a half hours duration.
You go to Lima and our fans fill it 100%. And then you see that Palmeiras doesn’t fill it… You say: ‘This is a big fanbase’.”
WOW.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
Real Madrid has maintained the white shirt for its home kit throughout the history of the club. There was, however, one season that the shirt and shorts were not both white. It was an initiative undertaken by Juan Padrós in honor of an English team Corinthian F.C., which he had met on one of his trips, one of the most famous teams at the time known for its elegance and sportsmanship.
It was under Florentino Pérez’s first presidency (2000–2006) that Real Madrid started its ambition of becoming the world’s richest professional football club. The club ceded part of its training grounds to the city of Madrid in 2001, and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL.
Hala Madrid is a magazine published quarterly for the Real Madrid club members and the Madridistas Fan Club card holders. The phrase Hala Madrid, meaning “Forward Madrid” or “Go Madrid”, is also the title of the club’s official anthem, which is often sung by the Madridistas (the club’s fans).
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