Friday, July 2, 2010

Luís Figo

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo,(born 4 November 1972) is a retired Portuguese football player. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale , during a career which spanned over 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the Portuguese national football team, a number that makes him the most capped player for Portugal. Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100.Figo is one of the few football players to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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