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Although the term was popularized in the 2000s, the origins of the Galáctico policy date as far back as the 1950s and 1960s, when the policy was first founded by club-president Santiago Bernabéu.
Madrid’s policy was defined as “Zidanes and Pavones”: Perez aspired to a team made up of the world’s best players, the Zidanes, and youth teamers like Paco Pavón.
History tells a different story though. Back in the 1950s, it was Santiago Bernabeu who first adopted the concept of bringing in overseas players to complement their Spanish counterparts. He...
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In 2000 Real Madrid announced their new president Florentino Pérez.Under his reign, he brought many successful players to bolster the Real Madrid squad. The marquee signing spree began from Luís Figo in 2000. Luís Figo – signed in 2000 for €60 million from Barcelona. Zinedine Zidane – signed in 2001 for €73.5 million from Juventus. Luiz Ronaldo – s...
Iker Casillas, Ivan Helguera, Raul Albiol, Michel Salgado, Roberto Carlos, Walter Samuel, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Raul, Ronaldo
An insipid defense, during the transfer window, Florentino Perez only focused on bringing attack-minded players, which harmed the team defensively. Perez didn’t splurge money on defensive players. Claude Makelele, one of the best defensive midfielders of his era, left when the club refused to raise his relatively low salary. Regardless Real did sig...
Jun 26, 2021 · Florentino Perez on the Galactico Policy (c. 2000) It was a term coined by then-president Santiago Bernabeu back in the ’60s to define their all-conquering side at the time. You know, the one with Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas and Jose Santamaria (among many others).
Some went on to become legends, the very definition of Galacticos. Others faded quickly into the background of the club’s history. Here Football Whispers rates nine of the original Galacticos based on their superstar status, quality of performance, and achievements with Real Madrid.
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Jan 20, 2024 · When Florentino Pérez became the owner of Real Madrid in 2000, he implemented a policy which would see the best players in the world come to the Spanish capital and form a team of Galacticos. Think the Avengers, but football.
