Luís Figo

Portuguese football player (born 1972)

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Age
54
Born 1972
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2020

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Updated 2026-06-21

A winger who committed to a bet he couldn't afford to lose — and triggered the most incendiary transfer in football history when he crossed from Barcelona to Real Madrid for a world-record fee, transforming from Camp Nou hero to the man pelted with a pig's head at his return.

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Born 4 November 1972, Luís Figo rose through Sporting CP before becoming the face of Barcelona alongside Rivaldo in the late nineties. In 2000, caught in a conditional agreement with presidential candidate Florentino Pérez — sign for Real Madrid if Pérez won, or pay a £22 million penalty — Figo made the €62 million leap that shattered a world record and a fanbase. He collected the Ballon d'Or that year, the FIFA World Player award in 2001, and Pelé's nod in the FIFA 100, while stacking silverware across Spain and Italy: four La Liga titles, a Champions League, four Serie A crowns with Inter Mi…

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