Editing Real Madrid CF (section)

==Support==
[[File:Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, September 2014 07.JPG|thumb|left|The number of season tickets at the Bernabéu is capped at 65,000, with the remaining seats made available to the general public.]]
During most home matches, the majority of the seats in the stadium are occupied by season-ticket holders, of which the figure is capped at 65,000.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29697426 "Real Madrid v Barcelona: Saturday's El Clasico in numbers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407103419/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29697426 |date=7 April 2023 }}. BBC. Retrieved 14 April 2017</ref> To become a season ticket holder one must first be a ''socio'', or club member. In addition to members, the club has more than 1,800&nbsp;''peñas'' (official, club-affiliated supporters' groups) in Spain and around the world. Real Madrid has the second highest average all-time attendance in Spanish football and regularly attracts over 74,000 fans to the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Bernabéu]]. One of the best supported teams globally, Real Madrid was the first sports team (and first brand) to reach 100 million fans on Facebook in April 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Madrid C.F. Reaches The 100 Million Likes Mark on Facebook|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/real-madrid-cf-reaches-the-100-million-likes-mark-on-facebook-300433058.html|publisher=PR Newswire|date=3 April 2017|access-date=3 April 2017|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406200903/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/real-madrid-cf-reaches-the-100-million-likes-mark-on-facebook-300433058.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Real Madrid eclipse 100 million likes on Facebook|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/04/real-madrid-eclipse-100-million-likes-on-facebook|publisher=Realmadrid.com|access-date=2 April 2017|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406055543/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/04/real-madrid-eclipse-100-million-likes-on-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref>

Real Madrid's hardcore supporters are the so-called ''Ultras Sur'' supporters, or simply Ultras. They are known for their extreme [[right-wing politics]], akin to Barcelona's hardcore supporters group [[Boixos Nois]]. The Ultras Surs have developed an alliance with other right wing groups, most notably [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] ''[[S.S. Lazio fans|Irriducibili]]'' fans, and have also developed an alliance with left-wing groups. On several occasions, they have racially abused opposing players, and have been investigated by UEFA for doing so.<ref>{{cite news| title = Real supporters reported to Spanish FA| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4459757.stm| work = BBC Sport| access-date = 3 June 2008| date = 19 April 2005| archive-date = 6 March 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4459757.stm| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = UEFA investigate Real Madrid supporters| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4037269.stm| work = BBC Sport| access-date = 3 June 2008| date = 25 November 2004| archive-date = 6 March 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160306082507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4037269.stm| url-status = live}}</ref> [[Florentino Pérez]] took it upon himself to ban the Ultras from the Bernabéu and assign their seats to the general public. This decision was controversial with some of the Bernabéu faithful, however, as the lively atmosphere of games would suffer as a result.<ref>{{cite news | title = Real Madrid moves to send off Ultras Sur fans | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/real-madrid-ultras-sur-fans | work = The Guardian | location = London | first = Ashifa | last = Kassam | access-date = 1 January 2015 | date = 9 December 2013 | archive-date = 14 December 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211214101349/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/real-madrid-ultras-sur-fans | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = A Bernabéu without 'Ultras' | url = http://www.marca.com/2013/12/02/en/football/real_madrid/1386010116.html | work = Marca | access-date = 1 January 2015 | date = 9 December 2013 | archive-date = 3 September 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230903104550/https://www.marca.com/2013/12/02/en/football/real_madrid/1386010116.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The Ultras have since held protests outside the Bernabéu and have demanded to be reinstated and allowed to enter the grounds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ultras Sur protest outside Bernabeu|url=http://www.football-espana.net/39258/ultras-sur-protest-outside-bernabeu|publisher=Football Espana|access-date=1 January 2015|date=9 December 2013|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203034708/https://www.football-espana.net/39258/ultras-sur-protest-outside-bernabeu|url-status=live}}</ref>

Questioned over [[Pope Francis]]' adherence to [[2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final]] opponents [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]], Madrid captain [[Sergio Ramos]] stated: "In the [[2014 FIFA Club World Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals]] we noticed the love from supporters in [[Marrakesh]] and it seemed like we were playing at home. That sums up the greatness of this team. Madrid is [[God in Christianity|God]]'s team and the team of the world".<ref>{{cite web|title=Sergio Ramos: "Real Madrid is God's team"|url=http://www.managingmadrid.com/2014/12/19/7421663/ancelotti-ramos-press-conference-san-lorenzo-club-world-cup|date=19 December 2014|access-date=25 April 2017|work=Managing Madrid|last=Navarrete|first=Lucas|quote=I believe in God and I respect the Pope. But this is football, after all. Real Madrid is God and the world's team.|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406202409/https://www.managingmadrid.com/2014/12/19/7421663/ancelotti-ramos-press-conference-san-lorenzo-club-world-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> Among the club's famous supporters is golfer [[Sergio García]], who was invited to take the honorary kickoff for El Clásico at the Bernabeu wearing his green jacket from winning the [[2017 Masters Tournament|2017 Masters]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAMWIi80uSQ ''El Clásico'' – Sergio García does the honour kickoff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407004656/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAMWIi80uSQ |date=7 April 2023 }}. La Liga on YouTube</ref>