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Real Madrid legend Raul: Galacticos era overblown

Real Madrid legend Raul says the Galacticos era was overblown.

Raul is now a player-coach with New York Cosmos.

"I can't remember exactly when people started calling us 'Galacticos', I think is was after we signed Ronaldo and Beckham, or at some point between their arrivals... We didn't win a single Champions League title. People remember that era because Florentino Pérez put a lot of hard work into raising the club's international profile," said Raúl.

"What I mean to say is that yes, it was a great time to be at the club, professionally it was amazing to play alongside such great players, but the truth of the matter is that we didn't win as much as people think. David Beckham only won the league once, and that was after Fabio Capello told him he would never play again. He did though, and we went on to win the league title quite heroically. However, that was back in 2007."

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