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- Madrid’s “galacticos” had been assembled by Pérez in the early 2000s with the signings of Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Brazil great Ronaldo and David Beckham, who all helped the club win one Champions League and two Spanish league titles.
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This period allowed Real Madrid to also enjoy domestic and European success, winning five La Liga championships and two UEFA Cups. The term Galácticos in reference to this team is often credited to Jaume Ortí, president of Valencia CF, who challenged Real Madrid to honours in the early 2000s.
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- Iker Casillas. His second European title was secured after he nearly single-handedly denied Bayer Leverkusen with his cat-like reflexes in the 2002 final.
- Roberto Carlos. The defender’s penchant for the spectacular ensured he never looked out of place when the Galacticos era rolled in. A wing-back who spent his time in the opposition’s half as much as his own, Carlos was an indisputable pioneer of the role that has become an indispensable part of modern football.
- Zinedine Zidane. The Galacticos may have had some of the best players in the world at their disposal early in the new millennium, but Zidane was the crown jewel.
- Luis Figo. The La Liga title and Champions League victory he went on to inspire further alienated him among the Camp Nou faithful. Before Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola; before Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – no individual epitomised the Real Madrid-Barcelona rivalry like Luis Figo.
Let's look back at the Real Madrid CF Galácticos era that featured the likes of Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldo, Raúl González, Roberto Carlos, Luís Figo and David Beckham.
- What Is A Galactico?
- First Galactico Era
- Second Galactico Era
Galacticois the Spanish word for 'galactic' and it is used to describe footballers who are deemed to be superstars or boast ability levels that are 'out of this world'. As well as being supremely talented, a Galactico tends to be famous the world over and usually commands a hefty transfer fee. The term was popularised during the 2000s during Floren...
For much of the 1990s, Real Madrid were forced to play second best to Barcelona in La Liga, with Cruyff's Barca 'Dream Team' and later Louis van Gaal's side dominating the domestic landscape. Los Blancos did end a three-decade-long European Cup drought during that period by winning the Champions League in 1998, repeating the feat in 2000, but the c...
The second Galactico - and current - era arose out of a similar context as the first, with Perez returning to the role of Real Madrid president in 2009 amid a period of relative decline at the Bernabeu. Pep Guardiola had delivered a treble for Barcelona during the 2008-09 season and the Catalan giants were practising an exciting brand of football t...
Jul 16, 2024 · After France superstar Kylian Mbappe was presented as a new Real Madrid player, FootballTransfers looks at the greatest Madrid Galacticos of all time. A club can have all the money in the world and win as many trophies as they like, but they will never have the same pull as Real Madrid.
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Jul 24, 2017 · On this day in 2000, Luis Figo left Barcelona to become Real Madrid's first 'galáctico', thus kick-starting a footballing revolution like no other. It was, recalls Ronaldo, "a term we never...
Sep 9, 2024 · Real Madrid president Florentino Perez initiated an unusual experiment after his team won the European Cup for the first time in thirty years in 1998. Every summer, the 'Galacticos' endeavour entailed signing a world-class superstar.
