Luis Figo

15 January 2018

9 times clubs REALLY regretted letting their star join a rival

Oh Arsenal, it's happening again: Alexis Sanchez looks all set for a Manchester United move this week. Here's what happened when these other top players signed for a direct rival

Top 10

8 December 2017

10 of the maddest derby moments EVER: Souey's flag, Jens' late show and furious Fergie

Ah... nothing like a rivalry to stoke the passions. Ahead of two huge Premier League derbies on Sunday, we remember the most madcap moments from derbies of yore...

Real Madrid

24 July 2017

Real Madrid's galácticos... remembered by the galácticos: Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos recall the magic

On this day in 2000, Luis Figo left Barcelona to become Real Madrid's first 'galáctico', thus kick-starting a footballing revolution like no other. It was, recalls Ronaldo, "a term we never chose to describe ourselves" – but it was inescapable. Four of football's greats tell FFT of the glitz, glamour... and glory

In Other News...

15 June 2017

Video: David Trezeguet shows he's still got it in a Dimitar Berbatov vs Luis Figo charity match

He may have retired three years ago, but the France World Cup winner reminds everyone he's still a deadly finisher

The Big Interview

12 May 2017

The big interview: Luis Figo – "Barça weren't treating me properly – it was too late when they did, so I joined Real Madrid"

How did his controversial move really go down? Did the Galacticos actually have tactics? And why did he never come to England? The Real Madrid and Portugal legend answers your questions back in March 2009

3 February 2017

10 players who joined a fierce rival – and what happened to them

After Matty Taylor became the first player to move between Bristol Rovers and Bristol City in 30 years, Tom Seymour picked out others who dared to cross enemy lines