Luis Figo
Luis Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIHis a retired Portuguese footballer. He played as a winger for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Internazionale before retiring on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team a then record but later broken by Cristiano Ronaldo...
NationalityPortuguese
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth4 November 1972
CityAlmada, Portugal
CountryPortugal
gone involved required sorry
The only thing I'm sorry about is that there were too many intermediaries involved in these negotiations. It only required two days, yet it's gone on for two months.
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Some of the fans here were not too sure about their club signing a player from their biggest rivals. Fortunately, we had a great season and won the League title for the first time in four years. Now, I think, everyone can say it was good business.
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For what we played over the 90 minutes we didn't deserve this result. Greece was driving two times our goal and scored two goals ... football is like that. Who makes less mistakes can win the game.
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If what's most important about your project is to make a circus, you have much less chance of sporting success.
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If we win trophies then I suppose we draw more fans and the club is more successful commercially. But it's not up to me to do the sums.
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He has a heart as big as his country, ... Nuno Gomes is like that, he can be having a bad patch for his club, but when it comes to defending the Portuguese colors he's explosive.
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The pressure was really high, ... It showed we can work for better things in the future. We are improving as time passes. The first game was not easy for us. It was a great disappointment. Now we are improving and let's see what we can do in the quarterfinals.
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We know perfectly well we face a difficult match. Lazio have put together some great results at home,
respect sure
We'll give them the respect we give all our adversaries, but we are also sure of our own capabilities.
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Our president has always said it was his intention to sign the world's best players - and he believes it makes good business sense.
draw means top win
For us a draw means little, we need to win to get to the top of the standings,
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He did everything he could and did it with the utmost professionalism and commitment.
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We're now more aggressive. We're a team which wants the ball constantly and when we have it, we head quickly for the penalty area,
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I chose this club because it has the same desire to win that I have, ... I can't wait to start this new adventure. The only thing I'm sorry about is that there were too many intermediaries involved in these negotiations. It only required two days, yet it's gone on for two months.