MADRID: Unprecedented spending on Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka has Real Madrid's opponents grumbling they are trying to buy a championship, economists warning of ruin and complaints that the 159 million euro ($223 million) moves are a slap in the face to the common man in a country suffering severe financial hardship.
The club says it is the price of greatness and claims it will get the investment back and then some when television and marketing deals are factored in.
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