15 Reasons Barcelona Fans Are Jealous Of Real Madrid

2. Madrid Were Seen As The Club Of The Establishment And Central Spanish Authorities

Have you ever carefully looked at the Real Madrid logo? Real means "royal" in Spanish and the crown that sits above the Madrid emblem was given to the club in 1920 by King Alfonso XIII himself. Barcelona fans knew favouritism was being showed toward the large capital city, and it further escalated the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry. Interestingly, during the Spanish Civil War the crown was dropped from the logo, and "Real" was erased from the teams name. The club was then known as simply, Madrid FC. The crown did not appear back on to Real Madrid logo until 1941 and is still featured on the club's current shirt.