regular visitor
La Liga
Fans of the game will find many
sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
It all comes with "
imperial household
"of
prefix (linguistics)
, such as Real Madrid. Why do La Liga teams have so many royal prefixes? Is there a reason for this? The following small editor to answer for you.
This is partly a historical factor, as Spain is a constitutional monarchy and there are members of the royal family in the country. Some La Liga teams were founded by members of the royal family or invested in them; others added the word "royal" out of respect for the royal family or to show their status.