My Real Madrid Membership Adventure
So, I got this email from Real Madrid, talking about how great the membership is. Discounts on tickets, early access, all that fancy stuff. Thought to myself, huh, maybe it’s worth a shot for next season? Went straight to their official website. Spent like an hour clicking around. Found the membership section, saw like three different levels. Gold, Premium, something else. Prices are nuts, honestly. Gold was something like 80 euros, and Premium went way higher.
Started digging into what each actually gives you. Scrolled down through pages full of bullet points.
- Priority access to tickets? Sounds good.
- 10% off the online store? Meh, maybe.
- Supposed discounts on tickets? Yeah, gotta see the fine print.
- A fancy card? Cool, I guess.
Then I spotted the big claim: “Up to 20% discount on match tickets.” Alright, that caught my eye. Went hunting for proof. Found their official ticket prices for a regular La Liga game. Cheapest seat against a smaller team, like, say Getafe, was maybe 50 euros.
Did the math. If Premium costs 150 euros, and the discount is 20%, saving 10 euros on a 50-euro ticket… That means I gotta buy like fifteen tickets just to break even on the membership fee! Who watches fifteen home games a season? I live halfway across the country! Plus, those discounts? I found threads full of people saying the cheapest seats hardly qualify, or the discount barely applies to the games anyone actually wants to see – like El Clasico. Prices for those are insane anyway, discount or no discount.
Felt kinda skeptical now. Kept reading the benefits: Entry into prize draws? A free digital magazine? Maybe a calendar? Honestly, felt like fluff stuff. Nothing I can actually touch or feel excited about paying over 100 euros for. Watched a bunch of YouTube vlogs from members too. Most people just bragged about getting into a preseason friendly early or something. No one seemed thrilled about actual value.
Then I saw the renewal trap. Membership auto-renews! You gotta remember to cancel it the next year, or boom, they charge your card again. Another yearly fee? No thanks.
Bottom line? If you live in Madrid, have tons of cash to spare, and plan to go to literally every single game home and away, maybe Premium works. But for a normal fan like me, who might fly over for two or three big games a year? It’s a money pit. Paying a big fee upfront hoping for tiny savings later? Nah. Feels like paying extra just to say you’re a ‘member’. Better off just buying the tickets you need, even if it stings, without locking yourself into a yearly bill. Just being honest here – feels like a shiny badge that costs way too much for what’s actually in the box.