King Felipe congratulates Real Madrid CF after tournament win

[Jennifer]

Congratulations Real Madrid CF basketball team for their recent victory! Ooohh,  it would be terrific if King Felipe volunteered to play for their team next time. He would be the best king who plays basketball!  :P

Earlier this week, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain received the players, coaches, and staff of the Real Madrid CF basketball team at the Palace of Zarzuela. Their visit comes on the heels of their 97-95 victory in the Copa del Rey against Valencia. Their victory marked the fourth consecutive win for the club and their 27th win overall.

The tournament, which is one of the most popular sporting events on the Spanish calendar, is organised by the Spanish Liga ACB and consists of eight Spanish teams competing over the course of four days. The eight teams that compete each year are the eight teams at the top of the league standings at the end of the first half of the regular season. First played in 1933, the Copa del Rey was originally known as the Copa de España de Baloncesto. During the years that General Franco was in command of Spain, the tournament was known as the Copa del Generalísimo, and after the restoration of the monarchy, the name was changed to the Copa del Rey in 1977.

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King Felipe congratulates Real Madrid CF after tournament win – Royal Central