5 big clubs that are universally hated by the fans

#2 Real Madrid

Real Madrid - the world's most successful club are also perhaps the world's most hated

Nobody likes a team who basically buy themselves into success, and it’s even worse when that side have such a rich history that somehow, every player seems to see them as the pinnacle of a career despite that not really being the case most of the time. Say hello to Real Madrid, the biggest side in Spain and arguably the world, and probably the most despised by neutrals and fans of other teams too.

Unlike some of the sides on this list, the hate for Real Madrid goes back a long way – back in fact to their ties with the Spanish dictator General Franco during the 1930s. Real have always been the side to represent the Spanish establishment and essentially the dice have always been loaded in their favour, right down to recent years that saw the Spanish government help them to buy land for a new training ground at £15m less than the market value. And when you’re talking about Real Madrid, you’ve got to talk about their finances.

Real are basically rich enough to buy any player in the world and frustratingly for the fans of other clubs, once they have a player in their sights they usually end up at the Bernabeu. Even giant clubs like Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus have seen their best players stolen by Los Blancos, although usually, they come at a huge price, naturally.

The ‘Galactico project’ that brings the world’s best players to Madrid has been successful – they’ve won three of the last four Champions Leagues – but it’s made them somehow even more hateable than ever before.