Real Madrid must pay €18.4 million back to Spain after an EU investigation concluded unfair support was provided to seven clubs.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia are among seven professional clubs that must repay millions of euros of financial support received from the Spanish state following European Commission (EC) investigations.
The EC deduced that assistance to the clubs provided by Spain contravened European Union state aid regulations.
In one case, Real Madrid must pay back €18.4 million ($20.5M) after authorities from the Spanish capital overcompensated the club when a proposed land transfer between the pair fell through.