Real Madrid Quotes: Real Madrid is one of the most iconic and successful football (soccer) clubs in the world. Based in Madrid, Spain, the club was founded on March 6, 1902, and has since become one of the most prestigious and widely supported teams in the history of the sport.
The club’s full name is “Real Madrid Club de Fútbol,” but it is commonly referred to simply as “Real Madrid” or “Los Blancos” (The Whites) due to their traditional all-white home kit. The team plays its home matches at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, which has been their historic home ground since 1947.
Real Madrid Quotes
1. “The best managers out there at the moment are Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho but they are at other clubs – Real Madrid and Barcelona.” ~ Gary Neville
2. “I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.” ~ Michael Owen
3. “I showed that I wasn’t just at Real Madrid to sell shirts.” ~ David Beckham
4. “You want to play in the best stadiums against the best players – your Real Madrid’s and Barcelona’s – you want to play those teams.” ~ Jermain Defoe
5. “I know that I will always regret it later in life if I had turned down the chance to play at another great club like Real Madrid…” ~ David Beckham
6. “The whole world knows that I am a Madridista by heart; White until the death.” ~ Iker Casillas
7. “Real Madrid fans have to wear sunglasses while watching their team because this star-studded team of diamonds is just astonishing.” ~ Ray Hudson
8 .“Barca is nothing but a small part of Real Madrid’s history” ~ Marco Reus
9. “I chose Real Madrid instead of Barcelona because I’m a winner, not a loser” ~ Alfredo Di Stefano
10. “I’m proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it’s a sign that it’s time to leave. For now though, I’m happy here at the greatest club in the world.” ~ Cristiano Ronaldo
11. “Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.” ~ Zinedine Zidane
12.“Real Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all others and is the target of all players.” ~ Franz Beckenbauer
13. “To play for Barcelona means to have an opportunity for a brilliant career. But to reach the top of it, you have to play for Real Madrid.” ~ Luis Figo
14. “I’m happy of being in Real Madrid … I’ve fulfilled my dream.” ~ Cristiano Ronaldo
15. “The club [Real Madrid] has a fantastic set-up with marvelous people. The atmosphere at training is perfect – it’s just wonderful” ~ Ruud van Nistelrooy
16. “Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.” ~ David Beckham
17.“My life here is perfect and I’m happy at Real Madrid so, of course, I want to stay as long as I can.” ~ David Beckham
18. “Of course I miss playing for Manchester United. I played there for six years and that’s a long time. I am still interested in watching Manchester United and, you never know, maybe in the future I could return to play there. It’s always possible. I want to fulfil my contract here but, in the future, only God knows. I will not say I am not happy here at Real Madrid. I am really happy and everyone knows this is my club but, of course, I miss Manchester United, the boss, the players, because I left family there.” ~ Cristiano Ronaldo
19. “Messi is the best player in the history of football, and that’s why I prefer Barça over Real Madrid.” ~ Antonio Cassano
20. “I said to myself & to my coleagues at Melwood that I’d probably never play for a better club with a better players than Liverpool ever again, Then I went to Real Madrid & in 2009 we met Liverpool in the CL first knock-out round. Liverpool beat us 5-0 on aggregate. I wasn’t happy because my team had lost but I was happy with my promise. I did NOT play for a better club with a better players than LIVERPOOL” ~ Jerzy Dudek
21. “I am prepared. The more pressure there is, the stronger I am. In Portugal, we say the bigger the ship, the stronger the storm. Fortunately for me, I have always been in big ships. FC Porto was a very big ship in Portugal, Chelsea was also a big ship in England and Inter was a great ship in Italy. Now I’m at Real Madrid, which is considered the biggest ship on the planet.” ~ Jose Mourinho
22. “I used to play football for Real Madrid, and to be on stage for two hours, I can tell you it takes the same amount of strength.” ~ Julio Iglesias
23. “When I was younger, I had some close friends who always loved European football, and Real Madrid at that time were the dominant force. I remember family holidays when we used to go to Spain, and we’d bring back replica shirts of Real Madrid and pretend to be the players when we played in the park.” ~ Gareth Bale
24. “I think the greatest Real Madrid player of all time is Cristiano Ronaldo followed by Ferenc Puskas.
Ronaldo equalled Puskas’ great record of 242 goals in fewer games.
He was also the fastest Real Madrid player to score 100 goals and holds the record for most goals scored for Madrid in a season.” ~ Michael Owen
25. “Instead of speaking about Real Madrid, Mr Wenger should speak about Arsenal and explain how he lost 2-0 against a team in the Champions League for the first time [Braga]. The history about the young kids is getting old now. Sagna, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Song, Nasri, Van Persie, Arshavin are not kids. They are all top players.” ~ Jose Mourinho
26 .“I would love to play for Real Madrid. And I want to win a World Cup for the U.S. so bad. When the women won it, everybody went crazy. I would love to be part of something like that.” ~ Freddy Adu
27. “He lived in a fantasy world. There was not a day when he didn’t add some Mickey Mouse story about a club that wanted him. First of all, he came in and told me that Arsenal wanted to buy him, then the next week it was Manchester Utd, then the next week it was Real Madrid. He made it clear that he did not want to be at the club so, in the end, there was only one thing I could do – send him to Wigan.” ~ Joe Kinnear
28. “When I’m not working out, playing football or working with Vita Coco, I’m a video game nerd. I love playing video games. I’m really good at FIFA. I’m not one of those guys that uses Barcelona or Real Madrid to win. My skills are real, so I don’t need a loaded team to dominate. You don’t want to play me in FIFA.” ~ Giovani Bernard
29. “Liverpool are one of the dynasties of the game. They have won five European Cups and their status is up there with AC Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.” ~ Brendan
30. “Barcelona players are passing the ball at least 25 times to reach the goal, while Real Madrid’s Xabi Alonso is doing this all in a single pass.” ~ Roberto Mancini
31. “It was a real eye opener and I’m really pleased that I spent a year out there [in Real Madrid].” ~ Michael Owen
32. “The fact that an Englishman has an Argentinian as an idol is very rare. I keep watching my [title-winning] goal against QPR and every time I get more emotional. My plan is to stay here because I’m convinced Manchester City will be at the same level as Real Madrid and Barcelona.” ~ Sergio Aguero
33. “I loved [Real Madrid]. It was a real experience, playing with a great team. One of the first questions I’m often asked is ‘What was Madrid like?’ It’s got that mystique about it. It’s a magical place and a magical team, and everything about it is great.” ~ Michael Owen
34. “Messi alone is more dangerous than Real Madrid’s attacking trio Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale.” ~ Diego Simeone
35. “Winning one league title at Roma to me is worth winning 10 at Juventus or Real Madrid.” ~ Francesco Totti
36.“I’ve always dreamed to win the Champions League with Real Madrid and we are only one step away to win it” ~ Cristiano Ronaldo
37. “I left Real Madrid for the same reason Di Maria did. We work hard but only others get the praise.” ~ Xabi Alonso
38. “They (Bayern Munich) lost in the semi-finals of the Champions League to Real Madrid last year, and the year before that were beaten in the final by Manchester United, so their European pedigree is second to none.” ~ Simon Brotherton
39. “In comparison to the emotionally-charged axing of a striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who averaged 30 goals a season, even the sale of David Beckham for, in Real Madrid’s opinion, “peanuts”, and the never-explained departure of Jaap Stam appear to be the rational acts of a sage and far-sighted manger. To offload a player because he could not be reconciled with a role within the squad is a failing of management.” ~ Pete Gill
40. “Hello, it’s a dream for me to play for Real Madrid. Thank you for the great welcome. Go Madrid!” ~ Gareth Bale
