Luis Figo
Retired Portuguese footballer Luís Figo was born November 4th, 1972 in Almada, Portugal.
The legendary attacking midfielder played for such clubs as Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan. He is regarded as one of the greatest European footballers of the past 20 years.
For his native country Portugal he recieved a staggering 127 caps for the national team.
In 2001 he won the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Luis Figo News
Figo criticises Portugal captain Ronaldo
Jun 30, 2010, 15:13 GMT
Madrid - Former Portugal international Luis Figo criticised Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday, after the Real Madrid star's reaction to his country's last-16 exit against Spain. ... more
TEAM PROFILE: Queiroz leading next Portuguese generation
May 25, 2010, 5:24 GMT
Madrid/Lisbon - The likes of Luis Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto were coined Portugal's 'Golden Generation'. Now the man in charge of developing that group hopes to lead Portugal's next generation to glory at the 2010 World Cup. ... more
Scandal stains "indignant" Luis Figo in Portugal (News Feature)
Feb 18, 2010, 20:28 GMT
Lisbon - The tentacles of a huge and still growing corruption scandal in Portugal on Thursday reached sport and stained one of the country's biggest-ever football stars, Luis Figo. ... more
World Cup hopefuls present their 2018/2022 bids in Cape Town
Dec 4, 2009, 9:48 GMT
Cape Town - David Beckham, Luis Figo and Ruud Gullit were on hand as the 12 countries vying for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup presented their bids on Friday. ... more
Figo hopes that Portugal draw hosts South Africa
Dec 4, 2009, 9:24 GMT
Cape Town - Former World Footballer Luis Figo expressed his hope that Portugal draw the host nation South Africa for the 2010 World Cup later on Friday. ... more
