| It's been a while since the Spanish soccer club Real | | | | Champion's League title in 2007. Also in the same |
| Madrid was regarded as the team of the Galacticos. | | | | year, Kaka was the recipient of the FIFA World |
| The term Los Galacticos was coined in the early | | | | Player of The Year Award, the most prestigious |
| 2000's due to the fact that club president Florentino | | | | award any soccer player can get in his lifetime. A |
| Perez went on a spending spree, promising to bring in | | | | consistent goal scorer and brilliant play-maker, Kaka |
| the greatest soccer players all over the world. This | | | | has been the target of all elite European Football |
| included Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Ronaldo, and David | | | | clubs for many years now. |
| Beckham. At first the acquisitions were used as a | | | | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| combination of a marketing ploy and significantly | | | | Playing as a winger for Manchester United and the |
| increasing the club's talent. The world renowned | | | | Portugal national team, the man is arguably the best |
| players such as Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham | | | | player in the world today. At a tender age of 24, |
| generated millions, if not billions in marketing and | | | | Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved a lot in his soccer |
| merchandising sales for the club. Also, the fusion of | | | | career. He helped his club win several trophies |
| these remarkable talents made the team win in | | | | including two English Premier League Titles and one |
| several soccer competitions including two league titles | | | | UEFA Champions League title. Since 2006, Cristiano |
| and one UEFA Champions League Title. | | | | Ronaldo has been included in the top three |
| Years later, however, the team ceased to perform | | | | candidates for the FIFA World Player of the Year |
| at the expected high level due to too much egos and | | | | Award, and he finally came home with the prestigious |
| saturation of talent. Players relied heavily on individual | | | | honor on 2009. |
| talent rather than team synergy, which led to club's | | | | Why they matter |
| slow and painful demise. Eventually Florentino Perez | | | | Re-elected president Perez recently made a very |
| was out as president, and the team never went | | | | bold claim that he would take Kaka from AC Milan |
| back to what it was during the Galacticos Era. Or so | | | | and sign him to Real Madrid for a six-year contract. |
| we thought. Fast-forward to the summer of | | | | Many did not believe him, saying that Kaka would |
| 2009-Florentino Perez has been re-elected as Real | | | | never leave the Italian club. On June 8, 2009, |
| Madrid's president and the man wasted no time as he | | | | however, Perez delivered on that promise. Real |
| immediately pledged a second coming, a new breed | | | | Madrid reportedly paid $92 million for the Brazilian |
| of Los Galacticos. | | | | phenomenon. Three days later, Manchester United |
| Kaka | | | | accepted a whopping $131 million offer for Cristiano |
| Without a shadow of a doubt, Kaka is one of the | | | | Ronaldo. This means that by the end of the summer |
| smartest, fastest and most reliable soccer players in | | | | and as the 2009-2010 season kicks in, the two most |
| the world. He plays as a forward or a midfielder for | | | | celebrated soccer players in the world will wear the |
| AC Milan and the Brazil national team. Regarded as a | | | | same jersey and play beautiful soccer together. Soon |
| living legend by many, Kaka singlehandedly brought | | | | we will all be witnesses to the new Los Galacticos; |
| his team AC Milan to win the much coveted UEFA | | | | the greatest team to ever play in the pitch. |