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"One Direction visited Real Madrid&amp;#039;s training ground yesterday (May 23). The boyband are in the Spanish city as part of their European tour, with Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson taking the opportunity to visit the famous football team.  They chatted with Jos\u00C3\u00A9 Mourinho and coaching staff, as well as players including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modri\u00C4\u2021, Kak\u00C3\u00A1 and Michael Essien, before having a kick around at Ciudad Real Madrid.  Horan said: &amp;quot;We are in the middle of a European tour now and will perform in Madrid. The opportunity to come and see the players of Real Madrid is very exciting for us. &amp;quot;It is amazing to see how they train and see so many good players. We are big football fans and Real Madrid is one of the best teams in the world.&amp;quot;  Payne added: &amp;quot;Cristiano Ronaldo is my favorite player - the best in the world.&amp;quot; The boys were presented with Real Madrid shirts bearing their names after a tour and training session, with Tomlinson describing the team as &amp;quot;great&amp;quot;.  One Direction play their concert in Madrid at the Palacio Vistalegre tonight (May 24). "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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