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Failed Superteams- Real Madrid Galacticos 2000-2006

In 2000, Florentino Perez was elected president of Real Madrid and embarked on one of the most ambitious transfer recruitment programs ever; The Galacticos policy. The Galacticos policy led to the signings of the worlds best players and some of the best in history. But all did not go to plan… how much do you know about this period in Real Madrid’s history?
Source- wikipedia
From 2000/01-2005/06
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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
Which future three-time Champions League winner left the club that summer to join Mallorca?
Samuel Eto’o
Did they win La Liga in 2000/01?- the first year of the galacticos (yes/no)
Yes
What round of the UCL did they reach in 2000/01?
Semi-Finals
So far so good… who was the 2nd galacticos signing, who arrived from Juventus in 2001 for €72m?
Zinedine Zidane
Who did Real beat in the 2002 UCL final?
Bayer Leverkusen
Which stadium was the final held in?
Hampden Park
Who scored a wonderous volley in the 45th minute of the final?
Zinedine Zidane
Who was the third galacticos signing who arrived from Inter in summer 2002 for €45m?
Ronaldo
Which side did Real beat 3-1 to seal the La Liga title on 22 June 2003?
Athletic Club
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
Who knocked Real out of the 2003/04 UCL at the Quarter Final stage?
Monaco
And who was the 4th Galactico signing, arriving in summer 2003 for €35m?
David Beckham
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
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
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
Who was the 5th galactico of the first Perez presidency arriving in 2004 for €12m from Liverpool?
Michael Owen
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
Who was the 6th galactico signing, who arrived for €27m from Sevilla in 2005?
Sergio Ramos
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
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
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