Editing Atlético Madrid (section)

==Supporters==
[[Frente Atlético]] is an ultra group of Club Atlético de Madrid founded with that name in 1982. They had around 2,500 members in 2014, one of the largest ultra groups in Spanish football. That same year, Atlético Madrid expelled Frente Atlético and prohibited the display of its symbols in the stadium.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

FA are friends with Ruch Chorzow, Roma, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Catanzaro and Sporting Gijón.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

They also have a great rivalry with the ultras of Real Madrid, Sevilla, Espanyol, Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, Deportivo, Celta, Real Sociedad, Athletic, Osasuna, Alavés, Zaragoza, Malaga, Valladolid, Oviedo, Porto, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, Lazio and Marseille. They also have bad relations and constant incidents with a former section of the group called Suburbios Firm.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Celebrities [[Joaquín Sabina]], [[Belén Esteban]], Birgitte V. Gade, [[Leiva (singer)|Leiva]], [[Álvaro Bautista]], Omar Hittini, [[Ana Rosa Quintana]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Sara Carbonero]], [[Pablo Iglesias Turrión]], El Langui, [[Pedro Sánchez]], [[Luis de Guindos]], [[Rosendo Mercado]], José Tomás, Cayetano Martínez de Irujo, [[David Muñoz (chef)|David Muñoz]], [[Will Smith]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[Matt Damon]], [[Vin Diesel]], [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Karl-Anthony Towns]] are all fans of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.goal.com/s/en/news/7180/galleries/2016/05/24/23868582/usain-bolt-will-smith-sara-carbonero-and-the-famous-fans-of |title=Usain Bolt, Will Smith, Sara Cabonero and other famous fans of Athletico & Real Madrid |work=[[Goal.com]] |access-date=19 May 2018 |date=24 May 2016 |archive-date=28 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035819/http://m.goal.com/s/en/news/7180/galleries/2016/05/24/23868582/usain-bolt-will-smith-sara-carbonero-and-the-famous-fans-of |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/album/2016/05/26/57475e1846163fd6678b458d.html |title=Champions League Final: 10 celebrities who will be supporting Atletico Madrid on Saturday |newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=26 May 2016 |access-date=19 May 2018 |archive-date=20 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520232457/http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/album/2016/05/26/57475e1846163fd6678b458d.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Atlético is also supported by [[Felipe VI|King Felipe VI]], who became Honorary President of the club in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |author=EP |title=El Príncipe Felipe, Presidente de Honor del Centenario |url=https://as.com/futbol/2003/04/02/mas_futbol/1049234421_850215.html |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=18 May 2018 |newspaper=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]] |language=es |archive-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519121715/https://as.com/futbol/2003/04/02/mas_futbol/1049234421_850215.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Atlético Madrid became one of the most popular sports clubs in the world with a large international fanbase. As of 06 Oct 2024, Atlético ranked 16th place in the top 20 most popular sports clubs on [[Instagram]] in the world:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boardroom.tv/most-followed-sports-teams-instagram/ |title=The Most-followed Sports Teams On Instagram |last=Sprung |first=Shlomo |date=23 November 2023 |website=Boardroom |access-date=2 April 2024 |archive-date=1 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201160116/https://boardroom.tv/most-followed-sports-teams-instagram/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{row counter|{| class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"
!Rank!!Sports club!!Sport!!Country!!Followers
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Spain]] || 173 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Spain]] || 137 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[United Kingdom]] || 64.3 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[France]] || 62.7 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Italy]] || 60.1 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[United Kingdom]] || 56 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[United Kingdom]] || 46.6 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Germany]] || 42.8 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[United Kingdom]] || 42.5 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Golden State Warriors]] || [[Basketball]] || [[United States]] || 32.5 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[United Kingdom]] || 30.2 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Saudi Arabia]] || 27.2 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Los Angeles Lakers]] || [[Basketball]] || [[United States]] || 25.2 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Brazil]] || 21.7 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Borussia Dortmund]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Germany]] || 20.7 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || '''Atlético Madrid''' || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Spain]] || 17.8 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[AC Milan]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Italy]] || 17.4 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[United States]] || 17.2 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[United Kingdom]] || 17.1 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] || [[Association football|Football]] || [[Turkey]] || 16.7 million
|} }}