ESPN Africa set to bring soccer nostalgia back with Galacticos series

Die hard soccer fans know all too well about the Galacticos who reshaped the beautiful game in fantastic ways. We (soccer hooligans and die hard fans) now have the chance to relive the magical moments in a completely different way with ESPN Africa set to premiere Galacticos, a three-part documentary series chronicling the inception, highs and lows of Florentino Perez’s “Galactico” revolution as he led the club Real Madrid to the top of world soccer.

Premiering exclusively on ESPN (DStv 218) across Africa from 23 – 25 March at 21:30 (CAT), Galacticos documents Pérez’s first term as president of Real Madrid and the “Galactico” revolution he oversaw to make the team the most glamorous and successful football club the world has ever seen.

Luis Figo, Real Madrid (Photo by John Walton – PA Images via Getty Images)

The series traces Real Madrid’s time under Perez, from his Presidential win and controversial transfer of Luis Figo from bitter rivals Barcelona in July 2000, to the resignation of his first term as Real Madrid President in February 2006 following the fallout from his “Galáctico” vision.

Galacticos follows the transfers of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham, who joined the club between 2001 to 2003 who, alongside Figo, formed the “Galactico” (Spanish for “galactics”, referring to superstars) generation. The series also explores Perez’s vision to modernise Real Madrid in a new world of sponsorship, image rights and the internet to become a global sporting superpower in the 2000’s.

“Galacticos is another superb original series from ESPN’s award-winning documentary unit,” says Evert van der Veer, Vice President, Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company Africa. “The series shares intriguing new insights about one of the world’s most ambitious soccer teams and, knowing the club’s popularity on the continent, we are thrilled to share this remarkable tale with soccer fans this month.”

Galacticos includes fascinating insights from a stellar interview cast of Real Madrid legends, including Iker Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Fernando Hierro, Claude Makélélé, Fernando Morientes, Steve McManaman and Manager Vicente del Bosque, alongside individuals closest to Perez. A no brainer really this one, mark the details… 23 – 25 March at 21:30 (CAT) on ESPN (DStv 218).

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