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
coach good proved recent team together works
They've been together for some years, they know each other well, and they have a coach who works very well. They've proved they're a good team by doing so well over recent years.
draw means top win
For us a draw means little, we need to win to get to the top of the standings,
deserve driving football goal goals greece less minutes mistakes played win
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.
chance less project
If what's most important about your project is to make a circus, you have much less chance of sporting success.
club draw fans successful suppose trophies win
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.
bad colors defending heart patch portuguese
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.
commitment utmost
He did everything he could and did it with the utmost professionalism and commitment.
ball constantly head penalty quickly team wants
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,
conference deserve fans goodbye press time
I'll have time to say goodbye to the fans because they deserve it more than anyone, ... On Saturday, I'll give a press conference to say goodbye to them because I won't be able to say goodbye in a match.
competition fair fewest flight mistakes reflection result team top
In top flight competition, the team that makes the fewest mistakes wins, ... We made two and conceded two goals. The result isn't a fair reflection of how we played.
counted moment played possible team
I never counted on a moment like this one. I played in a team which made it possible for me to be here.
although barcelona certainly decided league madrid win
I certainly think the league is already decided and Barcelona will be champion, although I want Madrid to win on Saturday.
advise based fears himself move stop talented
He's very talented and on the way to the top. I would advise him, based on my own experience, not to stop himself and not to have any fears about electing to move abroad.
chose club desire gone involved required sorry start wait win
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.