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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Miguel Delaney

Luis Figo documentary reveals betrayal and lies behind transfer to Real Madrid that shaped modern game

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Luis Figo’s sensational move to Real Madrid, rather suitably, begins with a fantastical story and an outright lie.

That lie is not that the Portuguese genuinely loved Barcelona, or that he never wanted to leave Camp Nou. Both of those statements were actually true right up to the day Figo was supposed to leave for Real Madrid, as a brilliant new Netflix documentary shows with some remarkable details that would be tantamount to spoilers.

The lie was actually uttered to Florentino Perez himself.

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