Uefa Champions League

12 June 2009

The summer transfer period is just a few weeks old and already Real Madrid has forked over more money in transfer fees than most clubs could ever dream of spending. After a disappointing 2008-2009 domestically and in Europe for Los Blancos, the decision was made to tear it down and start fresh in Madrid. The organization was forced to watch their biggest rival, Barcelona, complete the Treble this season, winning La Liga by a comfortable nine point margin, taking home the Copa Del Rey, and conquering the Champions League with a fantastic 2-0 defeat of Manchester United. As if it weren’t bad enough, Madrid was unceremoniously bounced from the Champions League 5-0 on aggregate by English side Liverpool.

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9 June 2009

After standing by his AC Milan club for the past two years, denying any intent to leave, and passing on overtures from the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Manchester City, Kaka has finally decided to depart the San Siro and make his way to Spain. Real Madrid forked over a whopping 68 million Euros ($94.05 million) to attain the 27 year old Brazilian playmaker from AC Milan this week. Kaka's move signals a change of direction for two of Europe's biggest clubs, and makes clear the intentions of Real Madrid.

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