Galácticos: Real Madrid’s sesh-head superstars

The year is 1999 - Real Madrid are at war.

Legendary striker Raul brands the dressing room “a cesspit of lies, treachery and whispers”.

Something has to change...

From murderous hitmen to pigs heads on the pitch, this is the story of the Galacticos…

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