Real Madrid v Barcelona - the cost of $ucce$$
TheHun
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ITS A GOOD THING THAT THE CARDS OF THESE PLAYERS DON'T REFLECT THEIR SALARY.
Real Madrid and Barcelona, which meet Saturday in La Liga action (TV: Gol TV, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com, live, 4 pm ET), have taken decidedly different approaches to building their powerhouse teams.
According to report by the Daily Telegraph, Real Madrid spent more on signing Cristiano Ronaldo ($136 million) than Barcelona did on its projected starting XI ($123 million).
Real Madrid should start only one youth product (goalie Iker Casillas), while Barcelona will start eight players (including Gerard Pique, who later moved to Manchester United) from its famed youth academy, La Masia.
REAL MADRID (cost: $421 million)
POS. PLAYER AGE Games COST
GK Iker Casillas 29 602 youth team
RB Sergio Ramos 25 254 $39 million
CB Pepe 28 104 $43 million
CB Ricardo Carvalho 32 41 $11 million
LB Marcelo 22 156 $9 million
M Xabi Alonso 29 84 $43 million
M Sami Khedira 24 38 $29 million
M Mesut Ozil 22 44 $22 million
F Angel Di Maria 23 46 $36 million
F Cristiano Ronaldo 26 80 $136 million
F Karin Benzema 23 74 $51 million
BARCELONA (cost: $123 million)
POS. PLAYER AGE GP COST
G Victor Valdes 29 398 Youth team
RB Dani Alves 27 145 $43 million
CB Carles Puyol 33 511 Youth team
CB Gerard Pique 24 235 $7 million
LB Adriano 26 28 $14 million
M Sergio Busquets 22 130 Youth team
M Xavi 31 568 Youth team
M Andres Iniesta 26 355 Youth team
F Pedro 23 168 Youth team
F Lionel Messi 23 260 Youth team
F David Villa 29 42 $58 million
Real Madrid and Barcelona, which meet Saturday in La Liga action (TV: Gol TV, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com, live, 4 pm ET), have taken decidedly different approaches to building their powerhouse teams.
According to report by the Daily Telegraph, Real Madrid spent more on signing Cristiano Ronaldo ($136 million) than Barcelona did on its projected starting XI ($123 million).
Real Madrid should start only one youth product (goalie Iker Casillas), while Barcelona will start eight players (including Gerard Pique, who later moved to Manchester United) from its famed youth academy, La Masia.
REAL MADRID (cost: $421 million)
POS. PLAYER AGE Games COST
GK Iker Casillas 29 602 youth team
RB Sergio Ramos 25 254 $39 million
CB Pepe 28 104 $43 million
CB Ricardo Carvalho 32 41 $11 million
LB Marcelo 22 156 $9 million
M Xabi Alonso 29 84 $43 million
M Sami Khedira 24 38 $29 million
M Mesut Ozil 22 44 $22 million
F Angel Di Maria 23 46 $36 million
F Cristiano Ronaldo 26 80 $136 million
F Karin Benzema 23 74 $51 million
BARCELONA (cost: $123 million)
POS. PLAYER AGE GP COST
G Victor Valdes 29 398 Youth team
RB Dani Alves 27 145 $43 million
CB Carles Puyol 33 511 Youth team
CB Gerard Pique 24 235 $7 million
LB Adriano 26 28 $14 million
M Sergio Busquets 22 130 Youth team
M Xavi 31 568 Youth team
M Andres Iniesta 26 355 Youth team
F Pedro 23 168 Youth team
F Lionel Messi 23 260 Youth team
F David Villa 29 42 $58 million
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