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Explore the history of Real Madrid's legendary "Galáctico" policy and how it has shaped the club into one of the biggest and most successful teams in the wor...
Oct 17, 2021 · With a particular focus on Real Madrid's early noughties team that featured Zidane, Figo, Beckham and Ronaldo we explore why signing blockbuster signings isn't always the best idea.
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- Luis Figo
- Steve McManaman
- Raul
- Iker Casillas
- Roberto Carlos
- David Beckham
- Ronaldo
- Zinedine Zidane
One of the greatest players of his generation, Luis Figo became the first Galactico when signed for Madrid from arch-rivals Barcelona in 2000. It was one of the shock transfers at the time and it heralded the beginning of the Galacticos.He won the La Liga and the Champions League with Madrid before finishing his playing career at Inter Milan in 200...
Although another English player is more famous for playing at the capital club, Steve Mcmanaman had a successful time at Real Madrid since he joined them in 1999 from Liverpool. He became the first English player to win the Champions League with a non-English club in 2000 and then became the first English player to win the coveted trophy twice in 2...
Raul Gonzalez is a Madridista through and through and signed his first professional contract with Real Madrid at the young age of 17 in 1994. He kicked on from then to play for 16 seasons including captaining the side from 2003 to 2010. He holds the record for making the highest number of appearances for Real Madrid (741 appearances) and is conside...
Casillas graduated from the Madrid youth system and was considered a Galactico as he was a part of the team at that time. However, his achievements since then have ensured that he will be remembered as one. A legendary career that saw him win three Champions League titles with Real Madrid, along with leading Spain to international success that incl...
The player who defined the attacking left-back/wing-back role in the sport, Roberto Carlos joined Real Madrid in 1996 much before the dawn of the Galacticos era in 2000. However, he went on to become a huge part of that team with his pace, explosiveness and delivery in attack and is especially known for his thunderbolts and outrageous free-kicks, e...
David Beckham was one of the last arrivals in the first set of Galacticos as he joined in 2003 from Manchester United, where he had a successful career including a Champions League win in 1999. The Englishman was as famous for his wand of a right foot, using which he has created and scored some of the best goals in football, as he was known for bei...
Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima or Ronaldo is one of the greatest strikers to ever play the game and enjoyed successful spells with his clubs as well as for Brazil, with whom he won the World Cup in 2002. He joined Madrid right after and was one of their best players for the first few years before injuries and weight issues robbed him of his pace and ...
The player who epitomises what it means to be a Galactico more than any other player, Zinedine Zidane was the best player in the world in early 2000s and one of the greatest ever players to grace the sport. Zidane was signed for a record transfer fee of about €75 million in 2001 from Juventus and held the record till Kaka broke it in 2009 when he j...
Nov 27, 2017 · The anti-Galactico. Makelele became a Madrid player in 2000 and, although not a defensive midfielder by trade, sacrificed his own forward movement to give the side vital balance.
The three-part series traces Real Madrid’s time under Perez, from his Presidential win and controversial transfer of Luis Figo from bitter rivals Barcelona in July 2000, to the resignation of his first term as Real Madrid President in February 2006 following the fallout from his ‘Galáctico’ vision.
Jul 22, 2017 · Real Madrid had such an affinity for these superstars that they ended up setting a record each time they bought one of them and the crazy thing was that they themselves were the ones who broke...
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Origins. 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.
