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The club, which went in place of the Spanish FA, was also one of the founding members of FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid has been European Champions a record 9 times and has also won a record 29 La Liga titles. Real Madrid is unusual in that, unlike most football clubs, it has been owned and operated solely by its members (socios) since 1902. Bet on Real Madrid CF at 10/1 odds ($100 wager wins $1000) to win the Champions League at Bodog.com!
Fernando Rubén Gago is an Argentine football midfielder, who plays for La Liga club Real Madrid. He came from the youth divisions of Boca Juniors and made his professional debut with Boca in the 1–0 victory over Quilmes, on December 5, 2004 at the age of just seventeen.
Despite his youth he quickly became an essential part of the Boca Juniors' midfield, and is considered a quality player, often compared with fellow countryman Fernando Redondo who also played for Real. His solid performance attracted Spanish powerhouses Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
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On November 15, Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon confirmed the signings of Gago as well as compatriot Higuaín, and puts through a policy of signing younger players to gradually replace the older stars in the squad. However, news later put reports of Higuain's departure to Real Madrid to rest as River Plate rejected a 10 million euro bid for the striker stating they would prefer him to remain until at least June 2007.
During the 2006 South American transfer saga, Gago's name was also linked with AC Milan. However, Ariedo Braida, Milan's top transfer guru recently said that, "They (Gago and Higuaín) only want to go to Real Madrid".
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The transfer was finally agreed on December 19, for 20,400,000 euro. Gago made his debut for Real Madrid in the 2-0 La Liga defeat against Deportivo La Coruña on January 7, 2007. This promised to be an exciting start for the extremely talented midfielder, however due to the poor performance of the entire Madrid outfit, Gago's apparent talent was not withstanding, and, after being at fault for the opening goal by breaking from the rest of the defensive wall at a free kick, he was substituted for Ronaldo.
However, a week later, against Real Zaragoza at Santiago Bernabeu, Gago's performance lifted along with that of his team mates. His defensive game picked up considerably as he fought hard in midfield, while also demonstrating vision by delivering several through balls to the attackers. Real Madrid defeated Real Zaragoza 1-0, with a goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy, created by fellow new signing Gonzalo Higuain. Judging from this performance, there is more to come from both these youngsters.
