Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez delivered a powerful rallying cry to the club’s loyal members on Sunday — invoking an extraordinary record of 58 trophies in 15 years as Los Blancos prepare for one of the biggest nights in their recent history.
Pérez spoke at the club’s annual Gold and Diamond Badge ceremony, which honors members who have served the club for 50 and 60 years. He stood in front of his most loyal fans and did what he does best: remind everyone how powerful Real Madrid has become. Speaking at the club’s prestigious Gold and Diamond Badge ceremony—an annual event honoring members who have served the club for 50 and 60 years—Pérez stood before his most devoted supporters and did what he does best: remind the world just how dominant Real Madrid has become.
“We have won 58 titles in the last 15 years, including six European Cups in football and three in basketball,” he said. He told fans to “value things in their right measure and be aware of the difficulties of achieving each triumph and each title.”
A Legacy Written in Silver and Gold
The numbers are mind-boggling. Real Madrid’s trophy cabinet under Pérez has 30 football titles, including six Champions League crowns, six Club World Cups, five LaLiga titles, five UEFA Super Cups, three Copa del Rey trophies, and five Spanish Super Cups. It also has 28 basketball titles, including three European Cups, eight league titles, seven Copas del Rey, and nine Spanish Super Cups.
The club president has called it “the greatest trophy haul in the history of sport,” which is a bold claim but hard to argue against when you see all the trophies.
“Nobody Ever Gives Up Here.”
But the speech on Sunday was more urgent. Real Madrid will travel to Munich on Wednesday to try to make up a one-goal deficit against Bayern in the Champions League quarter-final. The timing of Pérez’s speech was not a coincidence.
He told the room, “Nobody ever gives up here at Real Madrid,” which was in line with the spirit of the club’s famous remontada comebacks. “We’re going to keep fighting until the last moment,” he said, which sounded like a message to Carlo Ancelotti’s team as well as to the people in front of him.
A Season of Stress
But the background is a test. LaLiga seems to be slipping away, and the women’s team isn’t likely to win any major trophies this season either. Pérez is relying heavily on his 15-year legacy to avoid more criticism. There have been problems with the Bernabéu renovation, noise complaints from people who live nearby, and the high-profile departure of Xabi Alonso. All of these things have made what was once an untouchable presidency seem less so.
Those 58 trophies mean more to the thousands of long-time socios who gathered in the basketball pavilion at Real Madrid City than any criticism from detractors. Pérez himself said that it is the best trophy record in sports history, and Real Madrid plans to keep adding to it.
🚨 Florentino Pérez: “We come from winning 58 titles in the last 15 seasons”.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 12, 2026
“We have formed a great family, the unity of Madridismo is our great strength”. pic.twitter.com/x0lauvF3QG
