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    Spanish Cup: Real Madrid battered by Alcorcon

    By Reuters

    Tuesday, October 27, 2009

    Real Madrid suffered an astonishing 4-0 defeat at third-tier side Alcorcon in the King's Cup on Tuesday, humiliated in the first leg by a club with a budget more than 400 times smaller than the La Liga giants. • Pellegrini embarrassed, Valdano sorry Real were missing their two most expensive signings, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, as well as several other key players, but were undone by a club with a €1.1 million ($1.6 million) annual budget compared to Real's €420 million ...

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