MUMBAI: Almost 22 years ago, a chilling act shocked the sporting world. When Luis Figo showed up in bitter rivals Real Madrid jersey to take a corner kick in an El Clasico clash at Barcelona’s famed Camp Nou, a butchered head of a pig was hurled at him.
The severed skull laid near Figo’s feet demonstrated the extreme hatred that Catalan team’s fans had developed for the former Portuguese captain, who had, two years back, chosen to be a ‘Galactico’ at a handsome paycheck of 44 million pounds.
