They’d probably try to tell you otherwise, but Real Madrid can’t just exist on a diet of star players.
Of course, there always has to be a Cristiano Ronaldo, a Gareth Bale and a James Rodriguez—who sold £20 million worth of shirts within one week of his arrival at the club in 2014, as per the Independent—but the elite need their faithful servants, too.
And few have been more faithful than Alvaro Arbeloa, who said an emotional goodbye to the Santiago Bernabeu faithful after the 3-2 win over Valencia last weekend.