His fondness for the sport of football led to the patronage of several " Royal " (" Real " in Spanish ) football clubs such as Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Unión and Real Zaragoza.

* 1738 – Real Academia de la Historia (" Royal Academy of History ") is founded in Madrid.

Previously, the Football Association had scorned the competition but United made progress, reaching the semi-finals where they lost to holders Real Madrid.

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Chelsea took their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup triumph, the following year, with another replayed win, this time over Real Madrid in Athens.

This, together with improved communications, led to official efforts to standardise the national language, and a number of language academies were established ( e. g. 1582 Accademia della Crusca in Florence, 1617 Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft in Weimar, 1635 Académie française in Paris, 1713 Real Academia Española in Madrid ).

He was replaced on 14 December 2007 by the former Real Madrid and FC Juventus manager Fabio Capello.

There, over the course of five years, he designed some 42 patterns, many of which were used to decorate ( and insulate ) the bare stone walls of El Escorial and the Palacio Real del Pardo, the newly built residences of the Spanish monarchs near Madrid.

In 1798 he painted luminous and airy scenes for the pendentives and cupula of the Real Ermita ( Chapel ) of San Antonio de la Florida in Madrid.

John Fox Watson made a pioneering transfer to Real Madrid in 1948, becoming one of the first players from the British Isles to sign for a high-profile side abroad, leading the way for British players like John Charles, Jimmy Greaves and Denis Law in the following decades.

Hagi is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

After the 1990 World Cup, he was signed by Real Madrid.

Hagi played two seasons with Real Madrid and then was sold to Brescia Calcio.

This was followed by the capture of the European Super Cup with a historic win against Hagi's former club Real Madrid.

His Golden Boot-winning performance at the finals led to much anticipation of success at the Camp Nou, and he did not disappoint, scoring 21 goals in 41 games during his first season, including a hat-trick in a 3 – 2 win over arch rivals Real Madrid.

They had three children, Blanca ( who died in 1886 ), Laura ( a painter ), and Alfonso ( who played for Real Madrid in the early 1900s before embarking on a career as a diplomat ).

In April 2010 business magazine Forbes ranked Liverpool as the sixth most valuable football team in the world, behind Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich ; they valued the club at $ 822m (£ 532m ), excluding debt.

defeat Real Madrid 2-1 to win the European Cup Winners ' Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden.

* Other highly successful club sides of the 1980s include Juventus ( 7 major honours won ), Real Madrid ( 10 major honors won ), Bayern Munich ( 9 titles won ) and PSV Eindhoven ( 4 times Dutch champions and European Cup winners in 1988 ).

Real Madrid have won the title a record 32 times and Barcelona 21 times.

Although Barcelona won the very first Liga in 1929 and Real Madrid won their first titles in 1932 and 1933, it was Athletic Bilbao that set the early pace winning Primera División in 1930, 1931, 1934 and 1936.

In 1935, Real Betis, then known as Betis Balompié, won their only title to date.

Madrid won the first division for the first time as Real Madrid in 1954 and retained its title in 1955.

During this period, Real Madrid also won an unprecedented five consecutive European Cups.

The Madrid winning sequence was ended more significantly in 1981 when Real Sociedad won their first-ever title.

Terry Venables led Barcelona to a solitary title in 1985 before Real Madrid won again another five in a row sequence ( 1986 – 1990 ) with a team guided by Leo Beenhakker and including Hugo Sánchez and the legendary La Quinta del Buitre-Emilio Butragueño, Manolo Sanchís, Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza.

Atlético Madrid won their ninth Primera División title in 1996 before Real Madrid added another Liga trophy to their cabinet in 1997.

With world class players like Raúl, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gonzalo Higuain, Real Madrid won back to back La Liga titles in 2006 – 07 and 2007 – 08 season.

In the 2011-2012 season, Real Madrid won its 32nd title under the management of José Mourinho with a record-breaking points tally of 100, a record 121 number of goals scored, most overall ( 32 ) and away ( 16 ) wins in a single season in La Liga History.

In 1993, Adnams Extra won the Champion Beer of Britain ( CBOB )-an award presented by the Campaign for Real Ale ( CAMRA ) at the annual Great British Beer Festival.

Close has also won Tony Awards in 1984 for The Real Thing, and in 1992 for Death and the Maiden.

Two weeks later, Real Madrid comfortably beat Feyenoord 5 – 0, and eventually won the European Cup that season.

At club level Zidane won the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides.

Zidane was voted as FIFA World Player of the Year on three occasions ( 1998, 2000 and 2003 ), a feat matched only by his former Real Madrid team mate Ronaldo, and also won the Ballon d ' Or in 1998.

In June 1995, having lost his influence in the Real Madrid side ( only eight matches, with one goal, as the club won another league ), mainly due to the emergence of 17-year old Raúl González, Butragueño signed for Club Celaya in Mexico and, in his first year, the team reached the final of the national championship.

Among other honors, Gento won the European Cup a record 6 times with Real Madrid ( an unmatched record ), scoring 30 goals in 89 European Cup career matches.

Buoyed by the success of the Plano Real, Cardoso decided to run for the Presidency and, backed by President Franco, won in the first round of elections, on October 3, 1994.

He made his La Liga debut on 1 December 1929 against Real Madrid, and scored 37 league goals in his first two seasons combined ( only 36 games ) as the club won back-to-back national championships, adding as many Copa del Rey trophies.

They performed two new songs, ' I Didn't See It Coming ' and ' I'm Not Living In The Real World '.

It can be divided in two sections: the northwestern part is the Yaque del Norte Valley ( or Línea Noroeste ) and the eastern Yuna Valley ( or Vega Real, English: Royal Valley ).

In 1988, Brown worked with the production team Full Force on the new jack swing-influenced album I'm Real, which spawned his final two Top 10 R & B hits, " I'm Real " and " Static ", which peaked at # 2 and # 5, respectively, on the R & B charts.

Super Robot and Real Robot are two such examples found in Japanese anime.

The prosperity enjoyed during the first two centuries ( 1540 – 1740 ) while contributing to colonial growth ; the placing of extensive regional judicial authority ( Real Audiencia ) as part of its jurisdiction ; and the pivotal role it played at the height of the Spanish Empire-the first modern global empire-helped define a distinctive sense of autonomy and of regional or national identity within Panama well before the rest of the colonies.

Real GDP growth during the 1960s averaged 4. 2 percent a year, under the Latin American average of 5. 7 percent but well ahead of the chaotic economy of the two previous decades.

Real property and personal property are the two main subunits of property in English Common Law.

Many people also thought that the NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and the Cowboys was " The Real Super Bowl " because those two teams were commonly viewed as vastly superior to any AFC team.

Lynne continued to work with Harrison occasionally, including acting as producer for the two " new " Beatles singles " Free as a Bird " ( 1995 ) and " Real Love " ( 1996 ) for The Beatles Anthology.

During the 1930s and 1940s and in the last two decades, however, La Liga has seen other champions, including, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, Real Sociedad, Deportivo, Real Betis, and Sevilla.

The third promoted team was decided in the promotion play-offs where Real Valladolid returned to La Liga after two seasons in Segunda División.

Apart from his prints, there are two proven examples of his work on armour: a shield from 1536 now in the Real Armeria of Madrid and a sword in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum of Nuremberg.

Lynne eventually became involved with the Beatles Anthology project, and produced the two Beatles reunion singles that resulted from that project, " Free as a Bird " and " Real Love.

Poe lends vocals to two songs on the Real Steel Original Motion Picture Score (" Why We're Here " and " Parkway Motel ") composed by Danny Elfman, released November 1st, 2011.

The river empties into the Gulf of Cadiz between Ayamonte and Vila Real de Santo António, the two highly touristed regions of the Algarve and the sea-side of Andalusia There it forms a saltmarsh estuary and swamp.

Other roles included Mr Thwaites in Double Image in 1956 ( with Olivier ), Camino Real ( directed by Hall ) in 1957, French gangster Robertoles-Diams in Irma La Douce for two years from 1958, Lord Slingsby-Craddock in Mr Whatnot in 1964 and Birdboot in The Real Inspector Hound in 1968.

Gento has two younger brothers called Julio ( born in 1939 ) and Antonio ( born in 1940 ) that also are former footballers and both played for Real Madrid but they were not as successful as their older brother Francisco.

Floro would later coach Real Madrid, returning to Alba two seasons later, as the club were relegated in 1995 – 96.

After being relegated two consecutive times, Real Oviedo suffered severe economic troubles, which, when coupled with a profound lack of institutional support from the city's government, resulted in the team's inability to pay its players.