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FIFA Club of the Century was an award presented by
FIFA to decide the best
football club of the 20th century.
Real Madrid was the winner of the award with 42.35% of the vote, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in
Rome
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on 11 December 2000. Madrid was the most successful club in international football at the time, having amassed eight
European Cups and two
Intercontinental Cups.
During the ceremony,
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name.
People with the given name include:
*Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Fil ...
and
Florentino Pérez
Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and the current president of Real Madrid as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. He was also the first ...
collected the trophy which was presented to Real Madrid. For the
2006–07 season a crest was added to Real Madrid's shirts, commemorating their status as FIFA Club of the Century.
Results
The voting system used for the award, was restricted to subscribers of the bi-monthly ''FIFA World Magazine'' (
FIFA's official magazine).
References
External links
The FIFA Club of the Century
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fifa Clubs Of The 20th Century
Clubs of the 20th Century
History of association football
Awards established in 2000