Galácticos are expensive, world-famous football players recruited during the "galácticos" policy pursued by Florentino Pérez during his presidency at Real Madrid, where in his first tenure between 2000 and 2006, he purchased at least one galáctico in the summer of every year. The club's second galáctico era began in 2009 with Pérez's return to presidency, and is considered to be more successful both economically and in terms of on-pitch achievements.
Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham with Real Madrid in 2003. Both are examples of the Galácticos policy.
€108 million was spent by Real Madrid to sign Ronaldo and Luís Figo (2014 image) in the early 2000s.
Kaká (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo (right) are two galácticos.
Florentino Pérez Rodríguez is a Spanish businessman and the current president of football club Real Madrid and widely regarded as the greatest president in the history of the club, as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company.
Pérez in 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards
Pérez with President of the Community of Madrid Cristina Cifuentes in a Champions League trophy presentation ceremony at Puerta del Sol in 2017
Pérez with Mayor of Madrid Manuela Carmena in 2019, presenting the New Santiago Bernabéu
