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  3. www.bbc.co.uk › sport › footballBarcelona v Real Madrid: The curious incident of the pig's ...

    Oct 26, 2018 · Essentially this is a love story, just one that happens to involve the severed head of a suckling pig. ... Luis Figo, left to join Real Madrid in 2000. Two years later, the Portuguese midfielder's ...

  4. indianexpress.com › article › sportsI was a guinea pig: Luis Figo | Football News - The Indian ...

    Oct 16, 2022 · So significant a moment in football history that even 22 years after the incident, Figo is considered a “traitor” in Camp Nou. Years later, he opened up to the Guardian about the transfer and the intrigue behind it: “I was a guinea pig.

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  6. www.footballtransfers.com › en › transfer-news'I was a guinea pig' - Figo speaks on transfer from Barcelona ...

    Oct 15, 2022 · 3 min read. © ProShots. Former Barcelona and Real Madrid ace Luis Figo has admitted that his historic transfer between the two clubs took a huge toll on him personally. Figo was an idol at Camp Nou when in 2000 he made the earth-shattering decision to move to their arch-rivals in the Spanish capital.

  7. www.timesnownews.com › sports › football'I was a guinea pig': Luis Figo opens up on controversial ...

    'I was a guinea pig': Luis Figo opens up on controversial transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid The transfer ofLuis Figo from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 caused a huge furore among fans, as Luis Figo was labelled as a traitor by Barcelona fans, and to this day he is booed at the Camp Nou.

  8. barcabuzz.com › 2020 › 07The Figo Story - 20 years anniversary to the biggest betrayal ...

    Jul 21, 2021 · The Betrayal story of Luis Figo relates to money and to the electoral campaigns of 2000, in Madrid and in Barcelona. Figo arrived to Barcelona in 1995 “by mistake”, after he was banned from playing in Italy. When the Portuguese left Sporting Lisbon, he first wanted to come to Italy. His agent, Jose Viera signed a contract with both Parma ...

  9. www.theguardian.com › football › 2022Luis Figo: ‘I had everything at Barcelona – moving to Real ...

    Oct 15, 2022 · ‘I was a guinea pig,” says football’s first galáctico, the hint of a smile creeping across his face. At his peak Luis Figo was the world’s best player, its most expensive too. Across 20 years, he...

  10. www.youtube.com › watchHow Did A Pig's Head End Up On The Camp Nou Pitch During El ...

    The transfer of Luis Figo from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 remains the stuff of folklore — and a tale Los Culés will never forget. His exit fanned the f...

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