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Luis Figo admits that seeing Barça play now is a pleasure and does not favor the choice between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.

Luis Figo is in Brazil, to present their project "DreamFootball", which aims to help children and young people around the world find a place in football. And on the occasion of his visit gave an interview to Lancenet.

For starters, Figo talked about the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid. "I have enormous affection for all the clubs he played, Sporting, Barcelona, Madrid and Inter. Now, my club is Inter. Job at Inter and defend my club in all situations. Barcelona and Madrid were two major moments and passions of my life and consider myself privileged to have played in both. the rivalry was always very intense and it gives more flavor to football. Currently the two are very close and is extremely hard to tell who is stronger. in the league Real Madrid has a considerable advantage in the Cup is Barcelona who is in the final and the Champions are both good. For me the two are very strong and who wins with this is football. "

When assessing who is better right now if Barcelona or Madrid, replied that "it is always very subjective answer questions about what is the best team or best player, because it has much to do with the time of each club, of rivals and of course the number of titles that conquest. I can say is it's a great pleasure to watch Barça play. He's very talented individual and a big shiny collective. "

Finally, neither got wet when choosing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi. "My decision would be to have them to the two on my team. Two fantastic players and completely different. As regards the comparisons, as in the previous question has to do with the individual moment of each team and titles winning " (via SPORT)

A Supreme Court ruling requires you to pay 2.4 million in taxes for 1997, 1998 and 1999.
According to the order, are amounts derived from the collection of amounts due to their image rights.

Luis Figo will have to pay 2.4 million to the Treasury after the Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by ex player, among others, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter. This amount corresponds to the income tax for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999, for the sums received by way of image rights while he was at FC Barcelona.

The judgment of the second section of the room administrative disputes responds to appeals brought by Figo against another sentence it handed down by the fourth section of the room contentious administrtivo of the High Court in June 2008.

The hearing, at the time, upheld the claim of the Central Economic-Administrative Tribunal for the settlement of exercises of 1997 (662.300 '17 euros), 1998 (960,057 '69 euros) and 1999 (834,260'10 euros). Figo must pay these amounts and also court costs, set at 6,000 euros. Considers that the current statement is not proven that Figo would give up those years his image by FC Barcelona and part of what he perceived as image rights should be taxed as income from work.

Luis Figo blamed the president Josep Lluís Núñez of his controversial departure of Barça.

In an interview published in the newspaper Luso "Público", the current director of International Relations Inter Milan said that his move from Barcelona to the capital of Spain was forged "during Euro" in 2000, played in Belgium and the Netherlands .

"Before the current president Florentino Perez's Real Madrid and then a candidate for election-was interested in my employment, I was able to sign for an Italian team paid my buyout," he said.

Figo said through his agent, then his compatriot José Veiga, reported that possibility Barcelona president Núñez, who was leaving the office that summer.

According to them, Núñez just worried and attributed that information to an Italian club simply wanted to improve his contract.

"Then I said I was not lying," said Figo.

Months later, with the European launch, the former international Veiga Luso was informed that one of the candidates for the presidency of Real Madrid were willing to pay his buyout clause, then set at 60 million euros.

"I came back to tell the acting-president of Barcelona, ​​and he again responded that what I wanted this and that. I was angry," he admitted.

"I asked if I was doubting my word, and said: 'No, they pay the money and you go,' "he said.

Figo told that "still hot" and "irritated once again by not valued" work Veiga told to listen to the proposal.

The Inter manager today stated that the agreement was signed then between Florentino Perez and his agent, with compensation for that if any of the two parties thrown back, the other was to pay 5,000 million euros.

"Those who had assumed the responsibility was José Veiga, if not to go for Madrid, who was he had to compensate," he said.

"The moment of decision, I was on vacation and still undecided. He received pressure from all sides, also Joan Gaspart, future president of Barcelona. Florentino eventually won the elections and that night, got all in one plane, including Veiga, and Sardinia were to see me, "he said.

Figo said he tried to "push" even by his family, and eventually ended up traveling with them to Lisbon and agreed to "sign a document that was going to take full responsibility for the contract," exempting their representative.

"This is the true story of my signing. Everything else that was said has no basis," he said.

The Portuguese, considered one of the best players in the history of his country, said that he regretted never going to Madrid, and who also wanted to link the white team "as a matter of prestige."

"The benefits-to get to Madrid eventually confirmed," said

Asked about the day of its presentation, Figo admitted he was "scared" but was pleased to be "the first player booked for a project, the so-called 'galácticos', which in its early years was fantastic."

The end Luso also recalled his first game as Real Madrid at the Camp Nou, when it was received in a hostile manner, and considered that "no athlete in the world have had the experience of playing in a stadium with 100,000 people against him," although the worst of all was "losing that game." (via SPORT)