The first team squads of the football and basketball teams gather to celebrate Christmas lunch


Florentino Pérez presided over the traditional ceremony which was held in the royal box of the Santiago Bernabéu
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The royal box of the Santiago Bernabéu was the setting for the lunch which is put on by Real Madrid for the football and basketball squads at Christmas. The Real Madrid family gathered to see out the year of 2012 in which the football team won the league title and the Super cup of Spain and the basketball team picked up the Copa del Rey and the Super cup of Spain. The four trophies were on display at the ceremony.

The football and basketball squads gathered to celebrate Christmas lunch. Florentino Pérez presided over the traditional ceremony, at which several members of the Board of Directors were also present; the honorary president, Alfredo Di Stéfano; the club's general director, José Ángel Sánchez; the Director of Institutional Relations, Emilio Butragueño; and Miguel Pardeza, director of football, to name but a few. 

In a jovial atmosphere, the Croatian Modric was seen chatting to the Bosnian Begic; Kaká was seen with his compatriot Rafael Hettsheimeir; the youth-team products Morata, Mirotic and Hernangómez were present and there was the greeting of the two captains, Iker Casillas and Felipe Reyes. 

Besides Florentino Pérez and Alfredo Di Stéfano, the following people took their place at the presidential table: Emiliano Rodríguez, presidential advisor; the vice-presidents Fernando Fernández Tapias, Eduardo Fernández de Blas and Pedro López Jiménez; the managers José Mourinho and Pablo Laso, and the captains Iker Casillas and Felipe Reyes.