5 Real Madrid moments that were beyond trophies

#1 FIFA GALA: Best club of the 20th Century award (11/12/2000)

Florentino Perez and Alfredo Di Stefano receiving the Best Club of the century award at the FIFA gala.

On the 11th of December 2000, Real Madrid were chosen by FIFA as the Best Club of the 20th Century. The award was presented at a gala by the international organization in Roma, club legend Alfredo Di Stefano and President Florentino Pérez were there to accept the trophy.

Real Madrid won more than 42% of the votes, easily beating off competition from Manchester United and Bayern Munich, who finished below them in the ballot with 9.69% and 9.18% of the votes respectively.

The award, by all accounts one of its kind in the club game was presented to Los Blancos for not just their titles but for the overall development, the club had contributed towards the game worldwide. At the time the title was awarded, the Whites' trophy cabinet already boasted 8 European Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 2 Latin Cups, 27 League titles, 17 Copa del Rey trophies, 5 Spanish Super Cups and 1 League Cup.

No other team in the World can boast of such on their jersey.

Real Madrid remain the only club so far to have the award in their stadium, and to be fair, will remain to be the only team to have it unless of course, FIFA decides to ring in a few changes. None the less, this award is something that makes the club unique in the most glamorous if ways and makes the entire Real Madrid fraternity extremely proud.