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
commercial decisions later pay players sake signing sooner three took wrong
Everything started to go wrong at Real after those first three years when commercial decisions took precedence over sporting ones. They started signing players for the sake of signing them. When things are like that sooner or later you pay for it.
biggest club fans four good great league player season signing sure time title won
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.
believes best business good intention players president sign
Our president has always said it was his intention to sign the world's best players - and he believes it makes good business sense.
player europe numbers
Player I would like to sign for Internazionale? It's easy, the strongest in Europe at the moment is Lionel Messi, so I would say him. Messi has amazing qualities, he is the best of all, number one. That is unquestiionable.
thinking player games
I think he [Raul] is the greatest player to have ever played the game. He walks on the turf and astounds. It is utterly amazing.
football fighting player
As a professional football player, I have known perfectly well from the day I started playing that every day I have to fight for my place.
achieved changing eight seven situation success
I've never experienced a situation when sporting success has been achieved by changing seven or eight players.
easy game great improving pressure time work
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.
alongside sure thrilled win wish won
I would have been thrilled to play alongside Rui Costa at Madrid. I am sure he will win things with Milan. I just wish he could have won things with Madrid, instead.
call either kicked
Me call the president? If he has kicked me out, what for? He didn't call me either when I left.
happening home
What is happening here is shameful, it's better if we all go home or go on holiday.
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.
step win
We've come here to win and get one step away from the World Cup.
expect fighting fights-and-fighting portuguese pressure throw
The Portuguese are fighting for their lives. I expect them to put us under a lot of pressure and throw everything into attack,