Top Ten Best Football Teams of All Time

#5 Real Madrid (1955-1960)

Alfredo Di Stefano posing with his 5 European Championships

The European Cup started in 1955 and this great Real Madrid side incredibly won the first five European Cups consecutively from 1955-1960. Possibly the greatest collection of superstars ever assembled on one side of a football pitch, the original ‘Galacticos’ were the undisputed superstars of their time.

Spearheaded by the unmatched brilliance of one of the greatest players ever Alfredo di Stefano, and filled to the brim throughout this period with the best players in the world – the immortal ‘Galloping Major’ Ferenc Puskas (who joined in 1958 post defection from Soviet occupied Hungary), the inspirational playmaker Raymond Kopa, the legendary winger Francisco Gento and the defensive rock that was Jose Santamaria – Madrid were the most dominant sporting entity in Spain and the whole of Europe.

The crowning moment of this great Real Madrid side came when they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 in the finals, thus sealing their legacy as one of the greatest football teams ever.