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The shock firing of coach Vicente del Bosque, who won two Champions League titles, and led Real Madrid to their 29th league championship in the 2002–03 season. It has been suggested that there was a political split, with del Bosque and his players (namely Hierro, Morientes, Steve McManaman and Makélélé), against the policy Pérez instituted.
Mar 3, 2021 · Five coaches, some now almost forgotten -- Quieroz, briefly followed by Jose Antonio Camacho, then Mariano Garcia Remon, the Brazilian Vanderlei Luxemburgo and Juan Ramon Lopez Caro -- failed to...
Supposedly the very best players on the planet, handpicked from every club on earth, they were not as good as their hosts. That night, the biggest names lined up in white.
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Having gone 32 years without lifting the European Cup, Real Madrid enjoyed a golden age between the end of the 1990s and start of the 2000s, winning the UEFA Champions League in 1998, 2000 and 2002. The last couple of years of this period inspired the label 'Galácticos' as a homage to the team's cluster of world stars. Soon after Florentino Pérez's...
The Galácticos' peak came at Glasgow's Hampden Park where Zidane helped secure Madrid's ninth European Cup. The Frenchman had joined the previous summer as the world's most expensive player, becoming a fixture in the team managed by Vicente del Bosque. Log in for free to watch the highlightsWatch Zidane's memorable volley Madrid took the lead in th...
Upon taking up the presidency, Pérez had declared it was his intention to bring the world's best players to the Spanish capital. The club developed a strategy dubbed 'Zidanes and Pavones', referring to the expensive Frenchman and the academy graduate Francisco Pavón, and combining the signing of global talents with the nurturing of academy prospect...
Del Bosque's cool nature and ability to handle the dressing room were key to this Madrid side flourishing. After replacing John Toshack, Del Bosque carved out a small place for himself in the hearts of all Madrid fans with his results and personable manner. The Salamanca-born trainer was able to get the balance right and keep each of his stars happ...
Zidane: The axis of this Madrid team and the author of the goal that defined a generation, the Frenchman could make magic at any given moment, his sublime touch lighting up the Santiago Bernabéu. "Zidane is a combination of balance, Argentinian guile and Brazilian technique. We need to cherish him," said ex-Merengues coach Jorge Valdano. Raúl: An e...
Jun 29, 2013 · Alex Livesey. Who can forget the era of the Galácticos? That moment in history when one team dared consolidate the most talented, prestigious and marketable players in the world under one crest...
Apr 10, 2017 · Players such as Kaka from AC Milan, Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, Karim Benzema from Lyon, Gareth Bale from Tottenham and so on. Trending. While Perez looks set to sign Kylian Mbappe as...
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Feb 17, 2016 · Steve McManaman. McManaman's career featured two La Liga and two Champions League titles in Spain, on top of an FA Cup and League Cup on Merseyside. When a large percentage of players know they...
