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| To kick off the Galacticos policy, who did Perez sign from arch rivals Barcelona in summer 2000 for €60m? | Luis Figo | 100%
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| Did they win La Liga in 2000/01?- the first year of the galacticos (yes/no) | Yes | 100%
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| Who was the third galacticos signing who arrived from Inter in summer 2002 for €45m? | Ronaldo | 90%
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| So far so good… who was the 2nd galacticos signing, who arrived from Juventus in 2001 for €72m? | Zinedine Zidane | 90%
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| Who did Real beat in the 2002 UCL final? | Bayer Leverkusen | 80%
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| And who was the 4th Galactico signing, arriving in summer 2003 for €35m? | David Beckham | 80%
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| Who scored a wonderous volley in the 45th minute of the final? | Zinedine Zidane | 80%
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| Who was the 5th galactico of the first Perez presidency arriving in 2004 for €12m from Liverpool? | Michael Owen | 60%
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| Which key defensive midfielder departed on bad terms in summer 2003 after submitting a transfer request following having a request for higher wages rejected, with Perez proclaiming that ‘younger players would come in and cause _____ to be forgotten’, receving criticism from Zinedine Zidane and Fernando Hierro? | Claude Makelele | 50%
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| Which future three-time Champions League winner left the club that summer to join Mallorca? | Samuel Eto’o | 50%
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| What round of the UCL did they reach in 2000/01? | Semi-Finals | 50%
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| Who was the 6th galactico signing, who arrived for €27m from Sevilla in 2005? | Sergio Ramos | 50%
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| 2002/03 was the final season of success under Perez’s first presidency, as in 2003/04 they finished 4th in La Liga which was their lowest league finish since which Champions League winning season? | 1999/00 | 40%
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| Who knocked Real out of the 2003/04 UCL at the Quarter Final stage? | Monaco | 40%
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| Again, Madrid crashed out of the UCL at the Round of 16 for the second year in a row after losing 1-0 on aggregate to Arsenal. Who scored the goal for the gunners at the bernabeu which ended another miserable campaign for Los Blancos? | Thierry Henry | 40%
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| Which stadium was the final held in? | Hampden Park | 30%
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| The 5th galactico signing turned out to be a disaster, despite being a ballon d’or winner he only lasted one season scoring 16 goals in 45 games and winning 0 trophies. Which club was he sold to in 2005? | Newcastle United | 30%
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| The trouble mounts for Real as they change managers twice that season meaning they had three head coaches all in the space of a year. Name the final head coach who saw out the season | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | 30%
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| In 2004/05, the situation got remarkably worse with Real crashing out of the UCL in the Round of 16 to Juventus, which was their earliest exit since which season? | 1989/90 | 10%
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| Which side did Real beat 3-1 to seal the La Liga title on 22 June 2003? | Athletic Club | 10%
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| Madrid did not win any trophies for the second year in a row which spelled the end of Florentino Perez’s first presidency on the 27th February 2006. Who replaced him as interim? | Fernando Martin Alvarez | 10%
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