Luís Figo

The only child of António Caeiro Figo and Maria Joana Pestana Madeira who moved from Alentejo to Lisbon in the early 1970s, Figo grew up in the working-class district of Cova da Piedade, Almada. He began his career as a street footballer at Os Pastilhas, before joining the academy of Sporting CP at the age of 12.{{cite web|url=http://expertfootball.com/players/figo/|title=expertfootball.com|date=23 June 2012|work=AFP|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-date=17 February 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217012028/http://expertfootball.com/players/figo/|url-status=dead}} In his youth, Figo played futsal from which he learned a lot of skills that helped him later in his career.Futsalfeed.com (14 March 2020). "[https://futsalfeed.com/original-content/top-10-footballers-who-played-futsal Top 10 Footballers Who Played Futsal!]" "{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106230037/https://futsalfeed.com/original-content/top-10-footballers-who-played-futsal |date=6 November 2020 }}", "futsalfeed.com". Retrieved 14 March 2020.

Figo started his career at Sporting CP, making his league debut on 2 April 1990 during the 1989–90 season as a substitute for Marlon Brandão in a 1–0 home win against Marítimo.{{cite news |title=Nomes e números |url=http://www.fmsoares.pt/aeb_online/visualizador.php?bd=IMPRENSA&nome_da_pasta=06892.209.31695&numero_da_pagina=30 |newspaper=Diário de Lisboa |page=30 |date=2 April 2022 |access-date=15 October 2014 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023084843/http://www.fmsoares.pt/aeb_online/visualizador.php?bd=IMPRENSA&nome_da_pasta=06892.209.31695&numero_da_pagina=30 |archive-date=23 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.fundacaoluisfigo.pt/doc_externo.aspx?param=6xaQnimFh6TUGczg8rpu2Zpy6mpcDcrLe2N/uVk2zIlPrB4HUyHrjZqIZp+qICVj |title=Luís Figo career and awards |work=Luís Figo Foundation |access-date=15 October 2014 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121022045/http://www.fundacaoluisfigo.pt/doc_externo.aspx?param=6xaQnimFh6TUGczg8rpu2Zpy6mpcDcrLe2N%2FuVk2zIlPrB4HUyHrjZqIZp+qICVj |url-status=dead }} On 7 December 1991, Figo scored his first goal against Torreense in the 1991–92 season, equalising as Sporting won 2–1. He won his first senior international cap in 1991. Prior to that, he won the 1991 FIFA Under-20 World Championships and Under-16 European Championships with Portugal junior sides alongside Rui Costa and João Pinto. He was also a significant part of Portugal's "Golden Generation". In his final season at Sporting he won the 1994–95 Portuguese Cup.

In 1995, Figo looked poised to join one of the big clubs of Europe, but a dispute between Italian clubs Juventus and Parma, with Figo having signed contracts with both clubs, resulted in an Italian two-year transfer ban on him. Eventually, Figo made a move to Spanish giants Barcelona for a £2.25 million fee, being loaned back for the remainder of the season due to a rule prohibiting Portuguese players from signing for foreign clubs outside a fixed period. This rule had prevented Figo from joining English club Manchester City, where he had been recommended by his former Sporting manager Malcolm Allison for a fee of around £1.2 million.{{cite news|last1=Marshall|first1=Alan|title=Figo was set to be Maine man; Madrid star nearly joined City for pounds 1m.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Figo+was+set+to+be+Maine+man%3B+Madrid+star+nearly+joined...-a063686458|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=Daily Record|date=26 July 2000}}

It was with Barcelona that Figo's career really took off, winning the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, starring alongside Ronaldo, followed by successive Primera División titles where he was part of a formidable attack that included Rivaldo and Patrick Kluivert. In total, Figo appeared 172 times in the league for Barcelona, scoring 30 goals. He was revered in Barcelona because his presence had given Catalonia a sense of external approval.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/4774242/Figo-falters-in-face-of-Catalan-fury.html "Figo falters in face of Catalan fury"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518150736/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/4774242/Figo-falters-in-face-of-Catalan-fury.html |date=18 May 2017 }}. Telegraph. Retrieved 19 May 2014

In July 2000, Figo made a surprising and controversial €62 million move to Barcelona's bitter rivals Real Madrid.{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/figo-defects-to-real-madrid-for-record-pound372m-709465.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Figo defects to Real Madrid for record £36.2m | first=Elizabeth | last=Nash | date=25 July 2000 | access-date=11 May 2010}} Real Madrid met the buyout clause in Figo's contract at Barcelona, a new world record fee, and his arrival at Madrid signalled the beginning of Florentino Pérez's Galáctico era of global stars signed by the club every year. Figo became the new focus of the Barcelona–Real Madrid rivalry, with Barcelona fans feeling betrayed by his transfer and turning against him. His move to Madrid was significant due to his status as a star player at Barcelona, reliable, and always committed to the cause as a team leader. One of his Barcelona teammates stated, "Our plan was simple: give the ball to Luís. He never, ever hid". Although now wearing the white shirt of Real Madrid, he won the Ballon d'Or award in November 2000, largely for what he did for Barcelona, where he became the best in the world.

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When Figo returned to Barcelona for the first time in a Real Madrid shirt on 21 October 2000, the noise at the Camp Nou was deafening. There were banners hung around the stadium with words like "Traitor", "Judas", "Scum", and "Mercenary". Figo was mercilessly taunted throughout, and when he came out of the tunnel and ran onto the field the jeers of almost 98,000 Barcelona fans escalated, with a visibly shocked Figo putting his fingers to his ears. When El Clásico started, each time Figo got the ball the noise rose with insults and missiles flying such as oranges, bottles, cigarette lighters and mobile phones. The regular corner taker for Madrid, Figo did not take any corners at the Camp Nou to avoid being in proximity to the fans. Barcelona were victorious, winning 2–0, and Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez stated after the match, "The atmosphere got to us all." Madrid defender Iván Campo commented,{{blockquote| "That night when Figo first went back was incredible. I’ve never heard anything like it. Luís didn't deserve that. He'd given his all for Barcelona. It was built up before: 'a traitor’s coming,' the media said. No, Luís Figo is coming, one of the greats for you. That night hurt him, you could see. His head was bowed and he was thinking: 'bloody hell, I was here last season ...' But my lasting emotion was admiration: you’ve got balls."}}

File:FigoBallond'Or2000.jpg. He received the award for his displays throughout the year for Barcelona and then Madrid.]]

In his first season with Madrid, Figo won the 2001 La Liga title, scoring 14 goals in all competitions. For his performances at Real, he was designated the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year. He would be joined at the club by Zinedine Zidane in the middle of 2001, and in the following season Madrid won the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League.[http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2014/final/ambassador/index.html "Ambassador Luis Figo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224436/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2014/final/ambassador/index.html |date=8 May 2014 }}. UEFA. Retrieved 19 May 2014 He missed two fixtures against Barcelona through injury and suspension.{{cite news |title=Barcelona v Real Madrid: The curious incident of the pig's head at the Nou Camp |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45956352 |access-date=26 October 2018 |agency=BBC}}

Figo's second game back at the Camp Nou, on 23 November 2002, produced one of the defining images of the Barcelona–Real Madrid rivalry. There was no sign of the hatred or the hurt subsiding, and every time he came within range of the Barcelona fans, beer cans, lighters, bottles and golf balls flew. Figo commented: "I was worried that some madman might lose his head." This time, Figo had decided that he would take corners, as well as throw-ins, and midway through the second half Madrid won a corner. Amid a shower of flying objects, it took Figo two minutes to take it. Another corner followed on the other side, and as Figo walked across, he slowed to pick up the missiles and as he prepared to take the corner he moved away some of the debris while giving an ironic thumbs-up and smiling. Every time he began his run-up to take the corner, another missile would land which was repeated over and over, until the referee Luis Medina Cantalejo suspended the game for almost 20 minutes. During the break in play, the defining image of the rivalry, a pig's head, was picked up on camera, which was in among the debris near the corner flag.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3038589/Barcelona-are-braced-for-a-stiff-penalty.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3038589/Barcelona-are-braced-for-a-stiff-penalty.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Daily Telegraph|title=Barcelona are braced for a stiff penalty|date=27 November 2002|location=London|first=Tony|last=Jefferies}}{{cbignore}}

Figo would spend five seasons at Madrid, with his final success being the 2003 La Liga title. In April 2013, Figo was named by the sports newspaper Marca as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history".{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/04/11/en/football/real_madrid/1365709938.html|title=The best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history|date=12 April 2013|work=Marca|location=Spain}}

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Figo left Real Madrid to join the Italian club Inter Milan in the middle of 2005 on a free transfer after his contract with Madrid had expired. This meant that Figo would finally be able to play for a club in Italy, something he had the chance to do before his move to Barcelona, but was scuppered due to a dispute between the two clubs interested, Juventus and Parma. During the middle of 2008, Figo's compatriot José Mourinho joined Inter as manager. This has been said to please Figo, as he would have several Portuguese teammates during the remainder of his stay at Inter. On 16 May 2009, Figo announced his retirement from football, the same day Inter won the 2008–09 title, and re-confirmed this on 30 May; his final game was on 31 May against Atalanta at the San Siro. At Javier Zanetti's insistence, Figo captained the side for his last match. He received a standing ovation from the crowd as he was substituted by Davide Santon. The free-kick he scored in extra time against Roma during the Supercoppa Italiana was his most memorable moment in Italy.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=647153&sec=europe&&cc=5901|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629123740/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=647153&sec=europe&&cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title= Figo announces retirement after Inter land title|date=17 May 2009|work=AFP|access-date=6 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jX2hLJMwOmNblLr3RUU_SGAnUoJQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911015043/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jX2hLJMwOmNblLr3RUU_SGAnUoJQ|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2010|title= Figo officially announces retirement|date=30 May 2009|work=AFP|access-date=30 May 2009}}

File:Jerseys of Ronaldo, Zanetti, Zamorano & Figo.jpg (number 10) and Zamorano (one plus eight) in the San Siro museum]]

Figo said: "I am leaving football, not Inter." He was interviewed by the Inter Channel after his last game against Atalanta, and also said: "I hope to be able to help this club to become even greater also after my retirement. I will certainly work for Inter in the future on the club board. I never imagined that I was going to remain here for such a long time. What I will never forget is the love that I have received since my first day here from my teammates and president Massimo Moratti. I will never forget it; Inter has given me the chance to start a winning cycle with some extraordinary people."{{cite web|url=http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/zuerich/fussball_serie_a_atlanta_bergamo_luis_figo_gebuehrend_verabschiedet_1.2648362.html|title=Luis Figo gebührend verabschiedet|date=31 May 2009|work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung}} Figo was on the sidelines when Inter won the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League on 22 May 2010.

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The leader of Portugal's "Golden Generation", Figo won a FIFA World Youth Championship in 1991, the same year he made his senior debut against Luxembourg on 16 October 1991, in a friendly match that ended 1–1 when he was only 18 years old. His first goal equalised in a 2–1 friendly victory over Bulgaria in Paris on 11 November 1992. Figo scored three goals in eight qualifying games for UEFA Euro 1996, as his country reached the continental tournament for the first time in 12 years. In the final group game at the tournament, against Croatia at the City Ground in Nottingham, Figo opened a 3–0 victory with a fourth-minute strike; the result sent Portugal into the quarter-finals as group winners ahead of their opponents.{{cite news|title=Portugal progress as Group D winners|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b33f39e88-4a153287b13b-1000--portugal-progress-as-euro-96-group-d-winners-following-croat/|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=UEFA|date=6 October 2003}}

Figo featured in all ten of Portugal's qualifiers for the next European Championship, scoring three times in the process. On 12 June 2000, in their opening game of the tournament in Eindhoven, he scored Portugal's first goal as they came from behind to beat England 3–2, again advancing as group winners to be eliminated in the semi-finals.{{cite news|title=England crushed in five-goal classic|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/788135.stm|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 June 2000}} He was rested by Humberto Coelho for the final group match against Germany in Rotterdam, breaking a chain of 32 consecutive international appearances. His only hat-trick for the national team came on 15 August 2001, when he netted all of the goals in a 3–0 friendly victory over Moldova at the Estádio de São Luís in Faro.{{cite news|title=Figo hat-trick secures victory for Portugal|url=http://www.espnfc.com/global/2001/20010815/reports/portugal_moldova_full.html|access-date=4 June 2015|agency=Reuters|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=15 August 2001}}

With six goals in nine matches, Figo helped Portugal qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup; on 2 June 2001, in the qualifier against the Republic of Ireland at Lansdowne Road, he served as captain for the first time on his 74th cap and scored the equaliser for a 1–1 draw.{{cite news|last1=Nascimento|first1=Hélio|title=Figo de fora - uma raridade|trans-title=Figo out - a rarity|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/selecoes/interior.aspx?content_id=87522|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=Record|date=7 June 2001|language=pt}} In their first World Cup since 1986, Portugal suffered group stage elimination while Figo failed to score a goal.

On 18 February 2004, Figo earned his 100th cap in a 1–1 friendly draw with England at the Estádio Algarve, playing as captain despite regular skipper Fernando Couto being in the starting line-up.{{cite news|title=Portugal 1–1 England|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/england/3495777.stm|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 February 2004}} Later that year at the European Championship on home soil, he captained the side after Couto was dropped.{{cite news|title=RÚSSIA-PORTUGAL, 0-2 (Maniche 7, Rui Costa 88)|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/internacional/interior.aspx?content_id=200918|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=Record|date=16 June 2004|language=pt}} He announced his retirement from international football following the Euro 2004 final upset-defeat by Greece due to an alleged rift between him and national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, although this was denied.{{cite news|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/23709-luis-figo-announces-international-retirement|title=Luis Figo announces international retirement|date=19 August 2004|access-date=4 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928035117/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/23709-luis-figo-announces-international-retirement|archive-date=28 September 2012|url-status=dead}} In June 2005, he reversed his decision and returned for the 2006 World Cup qualifying wins against Slovakia and Estonia under Scolari.{{cite news|url=http://www.wldcup.com/news/2005May/20050519_30297_world_soccer.html|title=Figo makes international return|date=19 May 2005}}

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Figo captained the squad during the 2006 World Cup, leading the team to the semi-finals. With three wins, Portugal finished top of their group and qualified for the knock-out rounds with Mexico. They advanced past the Netherlands in the last 16, and defeated England on penalties in the quarter-final. Figo did not take part in the shootout, having been substituted for Hélder Postiga.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991618.stm "England beaten in penalties again"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231122454/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991618.stm |date=31 December 2008 }}. BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2014 In the semi-final, Portugal was beaten by France courtesy of a penalty from his former club-mate and French captain Zinedine Zidane. This was Portugal's best finish in 40 years. The third-place playoff caused some controversy as Figo did not start; Pauleta captained the team in his place. However, Portugal fell behind 2–0 to hosts Germany and Figo replaced Pauleta in the 77th minute, who handed him back the captain's armband to cheers from both Portuguese and German fans. Although Germany scored another goal shortly after Figo's entrance, he ended his final cap for his country on a high note by setting up Nuno Gomes to head in an 88th-minute consolation goal,[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991644.stm "Germany 3-1 Portugal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828065013/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991644.stm |date=28 August 2017 }}. BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2014 thus passing his number 7 jersey down to his successor, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Despite having no trophies to show for the "Golden Generation", Figo managed to captain the team to their best World Cup performance since the Eusébio era in 1966, as well as helping Portugal to their best-ever result in the UEFA European Championship until they won it in 2016. He finished his international career with 127 caps and scoring 32 goals, and held the record until June 2016 for most appearances with the Portugal national team; he is also Portugal's fourth-highest all-time goalscorer.

Figo is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport.{{Cite web |date=7 October 2023 |title=19 Intriguing Facts About Luis Figo |url=https://facts.net/celebrity/19-intriguing-facts-about-luis-figo/ |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=Facts.net |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=admin |title=FIGO |url=https://heroesfootball.com/figo/ |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=Ultimate Football Heroes |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Figo |url=http://greatfootballers.weebly.com/figo.html |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=greatfootballers.weebly.com}}{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/101-greatest-football-players-last-25-years-full-list|title=Ranked! 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As he lost pace and mobility with age as his career advanced, he was deployed in a playmaking role as an attacking midfielder, in particular during his time with Inter, where he excelled with his vision, intelligence and varied passing ability.{{cite web|url=http://www.calciomercato.it/news/108417/Spagna-Figo-si-sfoga-Se-hai-30-anni-sei-vecchio.html|title=Spagna, Figo si sfoga: "Se hai 30 anni sei vecchio"|publisher=CalcioMercato.it|language=it|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204055738/http://www.calciomercato.it/news/108417/Spagna-Figo-si-sfoga-Se-hai-30-anni-sei-vecchio.html|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/gazzettadimodena/archivio/gazzettadimodena/2007/07/29/DS9PO_NS903.html|title=L'Inter ricomincia con il piede sbagliato|publisher=La Gazzetta di Modena|language=it|date=29 July 2007|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204064116/http://ricerca.gelocal.it/gazzettadimodena/archivio/gazzettadimodena/2007/07/29/DS9PO_NS903.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/figo-a-pass-master-rather-than-a-past-master-for-inter-1.1027967 |title=Figo a pass master rather than a past master for Inter |newspaper=The Irish Times |last1=Agnew |first1=Paddy |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=23 October 2021 }} Although he primarily served as a creative player, he was also capable of contributing offensively with goals due to his powerful striking ability from distance, as well as his accuracy from free-kicks and penalties. In addition to his football ability, Figo was also highly regarded for his leadership throughout his career.

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Figo has appeared in commercials for the sportswear company Nike.{{cite news|title=Nike and Maven Networks Introduce JogaTV |url=http://nikego.com/media/pr/2006/04/17_jogaTV.html |work=Nikego |publisher=Nike |date=17 April 2006 |access-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130024001/http://nikego.com/media/pr/2006/04/17_jogaTV.html |archive-date=30 January 2013 }} In 1996, he starred in a Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. Appearing alongside football players from around the world, including Ronaldo, Paolo Maldini, Ian Wright, Eric Cantona, Patrick Kluivert and Jorge Campos, they defend "the beautiful game" against a team of demonic warriors, before it culminates with Cantona striking the ball and destroying evil.{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Steven J.|title=Sport, Culture and Advertising: Identities, Commodities and the Politics of Representation|date=10 November 2004|publisher=Routledge|page=186}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/416830-great-footballers-kaka-figo-will-not-meet-pm-imran-khan|title=Kaka, Figo will not meet PM Imran Khan|website=thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=19 January 2019}}

In a global Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Figo starred in a "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded by Nike as "Scorpion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti, Roberto Carlos and Japanese star Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament "referee".{{cite news|url=http://www.nikebiz.com/story/stry_scorpion.shtml |title=A lighter shoe, cooler kits, a faster ball, a Secret Tournament – every touch counts |work=NikeBiz |publisher=Nike |access-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602055510/http://www.nikebiz.com/story/stry_scorpion.shtml |archive-date=2 June 2002 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/03/advertising.worldcupfootball2002?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |title=Cantona hosts World Cup with a difference |work=The Guardian |first=Claire |last=Cozens |date=3 April 2002 |access-date=21 July 2012 }}

Figo features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was named in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 14.{{cite web|url=https://www.easports.com/uk/fifa/news/2013/fifa-14-ultimate-team-legends-uk|title=Football Legends Coming to FIFA 14 Ultimate Team|publisher=EA Sports.com|date=24 October 2013|access-date=17 March 2015}} In 2015, the arcade game company Konami announced that Figo would feature in their football video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 as one of the new myClub Legends.{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/12/09/legends-coming-to-myclub-in-pes-2016|title=Legends Coming to myClub in PES 2016|publisher=IGN|author1=Matt Porter|date=9 December 2015|access-date=10 December 2015}} In 2018, Figo was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in FIFA 19.{{cite news |title=FIFA 19 Ultimate Team: What Icons are in the new game and how do you get them? |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/fifa-19-ultimate-team-what-icons-are-in-the-new-game-and-how/1qrv1f9kllmhd12ffdqdmfy91j |access-date=26 September 2018 |agency=Goal}}

He has also taken part in several Iranian television shows such as Navad TV during the 2018 World Cup draw, together with Hamid Estili and former Hamburg player Mehdi Mahdavikia.

In August 2022, Netflix launched El Caso Figo (The Figo Affair), a documentary about Figo's transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid.{{cite web |last1=Burton |first1=Chris |title=The Figo Affair: Netflix's deep dive documentary about controversial Barcelona - Real Madrid transfer |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/the-figo-affair-netflix-documentary-controversial-barcelona-real-madrid-transfer/blt386b726a87f223fe |website=Goal.com |access-date=27 August 2022 |date=22 August 2022}}

On 28 January 2015, Figo announced his intention to run against incumbent Sepp Blatter for the position of FIFA president.[http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/28/football/fifa-president-luis-figo-real-madrid-barcelona "Luis Figo: I want to be FIFA president"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201544/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/28/football/fifa-president-luis-figo-real-madrid-barcelona |date=16 December 2017 }}. CNN. Retrieved 4 February 2015[http://www.goal.com/en/news/745/fifa/2015/01/28/8384332/luis-figo-to-run-for-fifa-presidency?ICID=HP_BN_2 "Luis Figo runs for FIFA Presidency"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201358/http://www.goal.com/en/news/745/fifa/2015/01/28/8384332/luis-figo-to-run-for-fifa-presidency?ICID=HP_BN_2 |date=16 December 2017 }}. Goal.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015[http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/2269052/luis-figo-to-challenge-sepp-blatter-for-fifa-presidency "Luis Figo to Challenge Sepp Blatter for FIFA Presidency"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216202128/http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/2269052/luis-figo-to-challenge-sepp-blatter-for-fifa-presidency |date=16 December 2017 }}. ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2015 His endorsers included José Mourinho and David Beckham.{{cite news|last1=Rumsby|first1=Ben|title=Luis Figo launches Fifa presidency manifesto by saying World Cups could be staged over two continents|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/11422823/Luis-Figo-launches-Fifa-presidency-manifesto-by-saying-World-Cups-should-be-staged-over-two-continents.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/11422823/Luis-Figo-launches-Fifa-presidency-manifesto-by-saying-World-Cups-should-be-staged-over-two-continents.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 February 2015}}{{cbignore}} In his manifesto, Figo mentioned his support for expanding the World Cup to 48-team finals tournaments, and promised greater investment in grassroots football and national federations. Considered an outsider compared to Blatter and the other two candidates – Michael van Praag and Prince Ali bin Hussein – Figo withdrew from the election campaign on 21 May, stating that he did not want to be given "absolute power".{{cite news|title=And then there were two…Luis Figo drops out of FIFA presidential race|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/and-then-there-were-two-luis-figo-drops-out-of-fifa-presidential-race-362013|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=World Soccer|date=21 May 2015}}

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Figo is married to Swedish model Helen Svedin. They have three daughters – Daniela (born in 1999), Martina (born in 2002), and Stella (born in 2004).{{cite web|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/martina-svedin-hija-figo-novio-quien-es/43564|title=Así es Martina, la hija mediana de Figo: íntima de Amina Martínez de Irujo y modelo|date=24 February 2020|language=es|access-date=6 March 2021|work=Vanity Fair España|author=Hernández, Nuria}}

While at Sporting, before leaving Portugal to sign with Barcelona, Luís Figo reached the 11th grade of formal education.{{Cite news |date=2010-12-13 |title=Replacing the beautiful game with business goals |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7babf046-047a-11e0-a99c-00144feabdc0 |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=Financial Times}} He finished secondary school (12th grade) in Portugal at the age of 38, in 2011, through the special New Opportunities (Novas Oportunidades) skills certification programme for adults, which was set up by his socialist acquaintance José Sócrates when Sócrates was Prime Minister of Portugal.{{Cite web |title=Figo envolvido no caso das escutas |url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/figo-envolvido-no-caso-das-escutas/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-11-27 |title=Figo retira su amistad a Sócrates, al que definió como "una persona seria y honesta" |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/internacional/2014-11-27/figo-retira-su-amistad-a-socrates-al-que-definio-como-una-persona-seria-y-honesta_508833/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=elconfidencial.com |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Figo faz o 12º ano nas Novas Oportunidades - Exclusivos |url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/exclusivos/detalhe/figo-faz-o-12-ano-nas-novas-oportunidades |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Correio da Manhã|date=19 October 2011 }} He also studied business management through a nine-month course at IESE in Madrid.{{Cite web |title=Luís Figo termina ensino secundário nas Novas Oportunidades |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/nacional/estudos/luis-figo-termina-ensino-secundario-nas-novas-oportunidades |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Maisfutebol |language=pt}}

Figo is fluent in five languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English, Italian and French.[http://www.espnfc.com/blog/marcotti-musings/62/post/2269043/sepp-blatter-faces-figofive-others-in-fifa-election-gabriele-marcotti "Sepp Blatter faces Figo, five others in FIFA election: What you need to know"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216202244/http://www.espnfc.com/blog/marcotti-musings/62/post/2269043/sepp-blatter-faces-figofive-others-in-fifa-election-gabriele-marcotti |date=16 December 2017 }}. ESPN. Retrieved 28 January 2015 He has also congratulated his wife on her birthday on Instagram in Swedish, although he has never spoken the language in media appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/figos-karlekshalsning-till-frun-pa-svenska-/|title=Luis Figo skriver till frun Helen på svenska|last=Alsalman|first=Ibraheem|publisher=Expressen|language=sv|date=23 October 2020|access-date=23 October 2020}}

Along with his countryman, former Portugal national team manager and former youth team coach Carlos Queiroz, Figo was briefly joint seat holder for A1 Team Portugal, in A1 Grand Prix, during the 2005–06 season.{{cite web |date=31 May 2005 |title=Portugal Unveils A1 GP Team |url=https://www.autosport.com/general/news/portugal-unveils-a1-gp-team-5330466/5330466/ |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=Autosport}}

Luís Figo also operates businesses in the hotel, fashion, catering, mining and wine sectors. He is co-owner of an upscale bar in Vilamoura and an hotel in Carvoeiro, both located in the Algarve region of Portugal.{{Cite web |title=Sete Café: O ex-libris de Vilamoura tem assinatura de Figo |url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/negocios-iniciativas/negocios-e-portugal/loule/detalhe/sete-cafe-o-ex-libris-de-vilamoura-tem-assinatura-de-figo |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=www.jornaldenegocios.pt |language=pt-PT}} In 2010, a year after leaving football playing, he attended the International Mining Fair in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and it was then that he decided to open a company to dedicate himself to the mining business, Damash Assets, based in Almada, which has earned him annual profits. His wife is his partner in the company Damash Assets.{{Cite web |title=Bom filho à casa torna! O sonhado desafio de Luís Figo que o aproxima de Portugal... mas recupera o trauma da separação |url=https://www.flash.pt/the-mag/detalhe/bom-filho-a-casa-torna-o-sonhado-desafio-de-luis-figo-que-o-aproxima-de-portugal-mas-recupera-o-trauma-da-separacao |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.flash.pt |language=pt-pt}}

Figo is the founder of Network90, a private members' networking site for the Professional Football Industry.{{cite news |date=11 October 2013 |title=Network90: A New Place for the Industry To Meet |url=http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=2731/title=network90%3A+a+new+place+for+the+industry+to+meet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222085436/http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=2731/title=network90%3A+a+new+place+for+the+industry+to+meet |archive-date=22 December 2016 |access-date=29 October 2013}}

Figo is an ambassador for the Stop TB Partnership in the fight against tuberculosis.{{cite web|url=http://www.stoptb.org/global/people/ambassadors/figo/|title=Luís Figo - My Goal: Stopping Tuberculosis|work=stoptb.org|access-date=6 March 2021|archive-date=13 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813134006/http://stoptb.org/global/people/ambassadors/figo/|url-status=dead}} He works closely with Inter Milan, serving as an ambassador for the club at functions across Europe.[http://inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=33194&stringa=figo "UEFA, cities and clubs united in Barcelona"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819175039/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=33194&stringa=figo |date=19 August 2012 }}.{{cite web|url=http://inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=31498&stringa=figo|title=F.C. Internazionale Milano - Official Website|work=FC Internazionale - Inter Milan|access-date=26 April 2010|archive-date=19 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819175049/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=31498&stringa=figo|url-status=dead}} He is also a board member of the Inter Campus charity project run by Inter Milan.{{Cite web|url=https://intercampus.inter.it/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425022504/http://intercampus.inter.it/aas/ic2008?L=en|url-status=dead|title=Inter Campus|archivedate=25 April 2010|website=intercampus.inter.it}}

In 2003, Figo established the Fundação Luís Figo (Luís Figo Foundation) in Portugal, a charity which is headquartered in Lisbon and supports children with special needs and children subjected to poverty.{{Cite web |title=Fundação Luís Figo apresentada no Porto |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/29-05-2003/fundacao-luis-figo-apresentada-no-porto |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Maisfutebol |language=pt}}{{Cite web |title=Fundação Luís Figo doa milhares de máscaras e fatos de proteção |url=https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/covid-19/solidariedade/fundacao-luis-figo-doa-milhares-de-mascaras-e-fatos-de-protecao |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=CNN Portugal |language=pt}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2014 |title=Fundação Luís Figo motiva a frequência do Ensino Superior |url=https://www.nauticapress.com/fundacao-luis-figo-motiva-a-frequencia-do-ensino-superior/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |date=24 January 2017 |title=A "casa" de Luís Figo em Oeiras para acolher famílias em risco — idealista/news |url=https://www.idealista.pt/news/financas/economia/2017/01/24/32597-a-casa-de-luis-figo-em-oeiras-para-acolher-familias-em-risco |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=www.idealista.pt |language=pt}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Luís Figo - "Se não houver propostas, é difícil pensar em regressar a Portugal" |url=https://www.novagente.pt/luis-figo-se-nao-houver-propostas-e-dificil-pensar-em-regressar-portugal |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Revista Nova Gente |language=pt-pt}}

In November 2024, it was announced that he's set to manage one of the 12 teams in the upcoming Baller League UK, a six-a-side football league.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-26 |title=Baller League: KSI, Gary Lineker, Luis Figo & John Terry among names involved in new football league |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c3rx5ll9y3zo |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Buckingham |first=Philip |last2=Stafford-Bloor |first2=Seb |title=What is Baller League, why are KSI and IShowSpeed involved and is it a game-changer? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5949002/2024/11/26/baller-league-explained-ksi-ishowspeed/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

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:Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Figo goal.

Sporting CP{{cite news |title=Luís Figo - UEFA.com |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0254-0e79d01a0655-22713ebe4871-1000--luis-figo/ |publisher=UEFA |date=1 January 2011 |access-date=18 February 2016}}

• Taça de Portugal: 1994–95

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99
• Copa del Rey: 1996–97, 1997–98
• Supercopa de España: 1996
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
• UEFA Super Cup: 1997

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2000–01, 2002–03
• Supercopa de España: 2001, 2003
• UEFA Champions League: 2001–02
• UEFA Super Cup: 2002
• Intercontinental Cup: 2002

Inter Milan

• Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Coppa Italia: 2005–06
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2006, 2008

Portugal Youth

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1989
• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1991

Portugal

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2004

Individual

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player: 1994
• Portuguese Golden Ball: 1994
• Sporting CP Player of the Year: 1994
• Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
• ESM Team of the Year: 1997–98, 1999–00
• La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 1999, 2000, 2001
• La Liga top assist provider: 1996–97, 1998–99{{Cite web |title=LaLiga EA Sports: Top assists by season |url=https://www.besoccer.com/competition/historical-season/primera_division/assists |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=www.besoccer.com |language=en}}
• Don Balón Best Foreign Player of the Year: 1999
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2000, 2004
• World Soccer Player of the Year: 2000
• Ballon d'Or: 2000
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 2001; silver award: 2000
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2003
• UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2004–05{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2004/statistics/index.html |title=UEFA Champions League 2004/05 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com |publisher=UEFA |access-date=25 October 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006
• Inter Milan Player of the Year: 2006{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/22921|title=Figo winner at San Siro Gentleman|publisher=inter.it|date=9 May 2006|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080319/http://www.inter.it/en/news/22921|url-status=dead}}
• FIFA 100
• Golden Foot: 2011, as football legend{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}
• IFFHS Legends{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players|publisher=IFFHS|date=25 January 2016|access-date=14 September 2016}}

Orders

• 60px Officer of the Order of Prince Henry{{cite web |url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153 |title=Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas |language=pt |trans-title=Portuguese Honorary Orders |publisher=Presidency of the Portuguese Republic |access-date=10 March 2015}}
• File:PRT Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao de Vila Vicosa Cavaleiro ribbon.svg Knight of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza){{cite news |title= D. Duarte condecora selecção nacional|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/d-duarte-condecora-seleccao-nacional |work=Correio da Manhã |date=31 August 2006 |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=pt}}

• List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

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