Figo, Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro
Portuguese footballer, a skilful player who is comfortable playing down either the left- or right-wing. He became the world's most expensive footballer in July 2000 when Real Madrid paid Barcelona US$56.1 million for him. In his first season with the club he helped them win the Spanish League. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 European Championships, in which he led his country to the semi-finals, he won the European Footballer of the Year Award in 2000 and was FIFA's World Player of the Year in 2001. In February 2004, he became only the second player to reach 100 caps for Portugal. He helped Portugal reach the final of the 2004 European Championships, but they lost in the final to Greece.
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