Wednesday, November 02, 2011

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER BANNED BY FIFA IN 1994 FOR SIGNING FOR TWO ITALIAN SERIE A CLUBSIDES?


Portuguese football legend, Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, commonly known as Luis Figo signed for both FC Parma and Juventus from Sportin Lisbon in 1994. The ensuing furore caused FIFA to ban him from the Italian Serie A for two years. FC Barcelona under Dutch coach, Johan Cruyff then stepped in with a £2.25 million transfer fee and the rest is history.


No comments:

Post a Comment