We take a look at the 10 players with the most combined appearances for Manchester United and Real Madrid.
From Cristiano Ronaldo to Michael Owen, there is an illustrious list of players to ply their trade for arguably the two biggest sides in England and Spain.
Portuguese superstar and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo made the move from Old Trafford to the Santiago Bernabeu for a then world record fee of £80m. He set about making that price tag look like a bargain, playing 438 times for Los Blancos, scoring 450 goals.
Between his time with United and Madrid, Ronaldo made 784 appearances, comfortably topping this list.
Casemiro and Raphael Varane both made the opposite switch during their career, moving to England after ultra successful spells in the Spanish capital. French defender Varane made the switch in 2021 and Casemiro followed suit one year later.
In the summer of 2003, David Beckham became the poster boy for Real Madrid's famous Galactico approach to the transfer window. Beckham followed Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo through the doors at the Bernabeu and became only the third Englishman to ever play for Madrid after Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman.
Players with the most combined appearances for Manchester United and Real Madrid
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Casemiro
- David Beckham
- Raphael Varane
- Ruud van Nistelrooy
- Angel Di Maria
- Chicharito
- Gabriel Heinze
- Alvaro Carreras
- Michael Owen
