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The Santiago Bernebeu seats over 80,000 people and the club really are the giants of the modern game. Real Madrid were founded in 1902 and acquired the name ‘Real’ meaning royal in Spanish after receiving a blessing from King Alfonso XIII in 1928. Madrid have been awarded the FIFA ‘Best Club of the 20th Century’ award due to their domestic league success and shear domination across Europe. In all of the years of the Spanish national league Real Madrid have never been relegated out of the top flight. Players that make it onto the pitch of the Santiago Bernebeu are known as the Galacticos meaning super stars in Spanish. This term comes from Florentino Perez’s presidency where he would aim to purchase one of the world’s top players every season. Because of this title it is a club that every footballer would like to play for at some point in their career. The Galacticos theory has in recent seasons brought problems to Real Madrid. A few seasons back it was rivals Barcelona that dominated …

They have proven their worth with regard to the game. They were able to reach to peak of their careers. It did took a while for them to reach it but what matters most is that they were able to make it and gained the trust and admiration by sports enthusiasts. Some of these players are: Diego Maradona - Diego Maradona lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had successfully enthralled both the sports enthusiasts and critics as well. He started playing the game in 1975 and ended his career in November 2001. All throughout his soccer career he has influenced a lot of people including his colleagues. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time despite his addiction to cocaine. He has played with six teams, namely: Boca Juniors, Argentinos, Barcelona, Seville, Napoli and Newell’s Old Boys. Various names had been called out to him such as Pibe De Oro, The King and Golden Boy. Raul Blanco - Raul Gonzalez Blanco was born in Madrid, Spain on June 27, 1977. He is a product of A …