Imagine if the most valuable football team in the world decided to hold the Club World Cup at an excellent playground. Yes, Real Madrid has arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, a glitzy community located only 80 kilometers from the energetic metropolis of Miami. Known as a sanctuary for America’s ultra-wealthy, Palm Beach has gained even more glitz with the arrival of the Spanish football powerhouses. Not to mention that Donald Trump, perhaps the most well-known figure in the area, calls Palm Beach home.
The Madrid team has settled into the opulent Four Seasons Hotel, which is only a ten-minute walk from Trump’s private retreat and estate, Mar-a-Lago. Ever the golf fanatic, the former president frequently altered his White House schedule to take a few swings in this same retreat. A-listers and power brokers alike frequent Mar-a-Lago, which was acquired in 1985 for a cool 10 million euros.
Palm Beach, which has only about 10,000 residents, is the height of luxury and is home to a remarkable number of millionaires. Approximately 50 millionaires, including Trump, reside here, according to a recent Forbes count. According to a different report, there are 65 billionaires in the Palm Beach region as a whole, who have amassed an incredible fortune of more than 530 billion euros.
Prominent personalities in the world of international sports, including Avram Glazer, who has a sizable stake in Manchester United, are among the community’s luminaries. This select group also includes NFL team owners from teams like the Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Philadelphia Eagles. And it’s not only sports—well-known Trump supporters Rod Stewart and Sylvester Stallone give the neighborhood a dash of celebrity.
This special visit offers the Real Madrid team a rare combination of exclusivity, opulence, and a tangible sense of power that no other Floridian location can match. It serves as a setting appropriate for a club of such unmatched renown and serves as a precursor to a prestigious competition planets away from home.
