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Football is the sport with the most registered players (a total of 1,063,090 of which 997,106 are men and 77,461 women, a 55% rise in women since 2014 [7]), and highest number of registered clubs (a total of 29,205) among all Spanish sport federations according to data issued by the sports administration of Spain's government in 2020. [8]
Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with 61% of the population interested in it. [1] Spain has some of the most influential teams in Europe (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and others) as well as many players (mostly unprofessional) and teams registered in all categories (1,063,090 players in 21,148 clubs). [2]
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Currently the governing body of football in Spain is the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which is in charge of its national teams and its leagues, with the highest one being La Liga. RFEF was founded in 1909 and is a member of both FIFA and UEFA .
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Madrid Arena exterior. Real Madrid Baloncesto, founded in 1931, compete in Liga ACB and play their home games at the Palacio de Deportes (WiZink Center). Real Madrid's basketball section, similarly to its football team, is the most successful team in Europe, with a record 10 EuroLeague titles.
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Football was introduced to Madrid at the end of the 19th century when the industrial exchange between the Spanish capital and Great Britain was in full effect. The first stone was laid around May 1879, when the Britons and some members of the city's high society agreed to form a society dedicated to cricket and football, the Cricket and Football Club of Madrid, which followed the British ...