5 Greatest football clubs of all time

1. Real Madrid:

Real Madrid

Real Madrid are known as the “king of the clubs” and no other club in the world can match their success and clout. Also known as the “Los Blancos” because of their white jersey, Real have won the European Cup 13 times, La Liga 33 times, the Spanish Cup 19 times and the Intercontinental Cup on 3 occasions. It remains the ultimate dream of any footballer to wear the famous whites of Real Madrid.

Real’s glory days began in the 1950s, when they won 5 consecutive European cups from 1956 to 1960. Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, Jose Santamaria and Raymond Kopa combined to make Real Madrid the greatest club side in the world. They also won the La Liga 7times in 9 years from 1960 to 1968.

Real digressed a bit in the 1970s and 1980s, but came back strongly in the late 1990s to win the Champions League thrice in 5 years from 1998 to 2002. They were known as ‘Los Galacticos” and had assembled the finest group of players ever seen in a club side. Raul, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Claude Makelele made Real the greatest force in world football.

They again had to wait till 2014 to get the elusive 10th Champions League crown under Carlo Ancelotti. However, they again won 3 consecutive UEFA Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018 to take their tally to 13. Players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric made Real an unstoppable force in European football again. Real continue to be the benchmark for excellence and dominance in club football.