The Second Galacticos: Real Madrid’s Blockbuster Summer Transfer Window of 2009

During the early-mid 2000s, Real Madrid became synonymous with one word; Galactico. Under Florentino Perez, Madrid operated a policy of signing one superstar every summer, in a bid to conquer European football and create a Harlem…

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26 Aug 20229 min

By James Pendleton

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