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(CRHoy.com) In the middle of the year 2000, the world of soccer experienced a great controversy when Luis Figo left Barcelona to sign with Real Madrid.
The moment is remembered as one of the most controversial of the rivalry between the two Spanish teams.
The Portuguese arrived after Florentino Pérez won the elections for the first time to become president of the Madrid team.
This Saturday, almost 20 years later, Figo spoke about that moment.
“It was an important and difficult decision, because I changed from a city that gave me a lot and where I was fine; but when you don’t feel that you are recognized for what you are doing, if you have a proposal from another club you think about it“The former soccer player admitted in a conversation with the Italian Fabio Cannavaro on Instagram.
The fans of Barcelona felt betrayed by the Portuguese, so much so that his return to the Campo Nou stadium already with the Real Madrid shirt rained offenses and even threw a pig’s head at him.
“The great clubs of the world are similar, the main difference is the people who form society, because I came to Madrid with a major change in the presidency and at the beginning it was not easy. It was all new to me, but the integration was good and with the help of everyone I adapted quite well“He assured.
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The Portuguese and the Italian also reviewed the list of great players with whom They shared a team like Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane.
“In my career I have played with great soccer players. It would be easier to choose one by demarcation than to keep one. I played with Ronaldo, Zidane, Rivaldo, Stoichkov, Guardiola, Hierro, Verón and with whom I was always prepared to score, RaúlFigo said.
“Raúl was a winner, because of his mentality he has conquered so much in his career. He always knew how to define and how to move in the field. If you talk about Ronaldo, his characteristics are speed and power, but with Raúl it is difficult to decide the best, but he had a bit of everything. He always scored a goal and made a difference, “he added.
Figo also did not rule out seeing himself at some point as the president of UEFA.
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