Mesut Özil was the next to arrive at the Bernebeu after the huge influx of player during the summer of 2009. Özil made a name for himself as a brilliant playmaker setting up Cristiano Ronaldo at the top. The number assigned to ÖZIL was the 23. The old Beckham number which had now risen the … Read more
The colors of Castilla are purple. That is the heartland of the province providing much of the traditional ballast for Real Madrid. Quite a stylish kit with the purple base color and the black contrast and the monochrome crest. The Champions League badge is the one assigned to the reigning title holder. The 14 inside … Read more
At the time when Raul was the main striker at the Bernabeu , Morientes came out as his loyal wingman almost like Benzema came out as the supportive cast for Cristiano Ronaldo at a later point in time. Fernando Morientes also represented Spain and had a reasonable successful career abroad upon leaving Real Madrid. classic … Read more
The Real Madrid home jersey for the season 2010/11 is quite stylish with white as the base and a bright blue as contrast. The sponsor at the time was bwin, a betting/bookmaking company. Zoom out and see how the energy and strength radiates from the club logo, sending shock waves through the leagues hitting opponents … Read more
The Real Madrid third kit for the season 23/24 is black with yellow contrast. Not that different from the away kit when it comes to the shade. Rather unusual with 2 kits with such similar color scheme within the same collection. Here is the 3rd jersey with full ornamentation including the UEFA Champions League sleeve … Read more
Pavones y Zidanes , the famous phrase to capture the strategy of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. But in fact Pavon is not just an abstract concept but also a very concrete player. Flesh and blood. The Real Madrid 2005/06 home kit was no particular beauty. It was the last season for the Galacticos at … Read more
The Real Madrid home kit 15/16 was a fairly “boring” affair white and silver. Very subdued. The name and number printing could feel rather clumsy. Grey with no rounded edges all square. Raphael Varane the centerback had become a staple at the Bernabeu standing tall on defense and helping the team going forward as well. … Read more
Real Madrid got back to its winning ways and conquered the league title thus they got to wear the small gold patch the following season. Later on they added to that by winning the FIFA world club championship thus gaining the right to wear the gold shield to the chest. The title holder in La … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo left the Bernabeu over the summer of 2018 after having won a fourth Champions League trophy with Real Madrid. That left a huge gab behind and nobody came in to replace him. Thus season 18/19 will not be remembered as something to cherish for Real Madrid fans. However, most of the supporting cast … Read more
Real Madrid introduced a white gold theme for the home kit for the season 2011/12. The club ended up winning the league title under Mourinho thus gold can be considered to have been the right choice. This time around the club logo was in plastic. While the striped and the adidas logo were in embroidery … Read more