Career
Padrós was also the driving force behind the and refereed the first ever final. Together they owned a shop on the Calle Alcalá. Conflicting sources say it was either a fashionable women's boutique called El Capricho or a cloth business called El Encanto.
The two brothers also became involved in the emerging football scene in the city.
In 1902 the backroom of their shop became the first club premises of Madrid Football Club and Juan was elected the first president of the club that later became Real Madrid. In 1902 Carlos became president of the Federación Madrileña de Foot-Ball and while in this post he suggested a football competition to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII. This competition eventually evolved into the lieutenant was first played for in 1902 and four other teams, Football Club Barcelona, Club Español de Fútbol, Club Vizcaya and New Foot-Ball de Madrid, joined Madrid Football Club in the first competition.
In the final, refereed by Carlos, Club Vizcaya beat Football Club Barcelona 3-1. In June 1904 he succeeded Juan as president of Madrid Football Club. On October 23 he arranged the clubs first game against a non-Spanish team
The opponents were French club Gallia Club of Paris, who in 1905 became champions of France.
The game, which ended as a 1-1 draw, was arrange to celebrate the visit of French president, Émile Loubet. In 1908 he was succeeded as club president by Adolfo Meléndez and on April 13 he was elected honorary president for life.