Luís Figo and The Impossible Move

OTD E0266 — 24 Jul 2000: Luís Figo leaves Barcelona for Real Madrid in one of the most explosive transfers in football history. This episode traces why rivalries become identity stories, from Everton-Liverpool and Celtic Rangers to Barcelona-Real Madrid; Figo’s rise at Barça; Florentino Pérez’s presidential promise; the release clause, agents, Paulo Futre, José Veiga and Joan Gaspart; Figo’s world-record move; the Camp Nou fury and pig’s head return; the birth of the Galácticos; and other impossible moves, including Schuster, Laudrup, Mo Johnston, Sol Campbell, Baggio, Cruyff, Tevez, Higuaín and Leonardo.Ideas: [email protected]