I have never been a particularly football fan, and this controversy caught me as a kid, but I have to admit that I remember perfectly Figo’s signing for Real Madrid in 2000 after passing through Barcelona That suckling pig’s head is still etched in my memory. And, of course, in the midst of streaming documentary fervorit was a matter of time before one of the most mediatic contracts in the history of our league had its own feature film.
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‘The Figo case: The signing of the century’ -whose trailer you can see on these lines-, directed by David Tyhorn and Ben Nicholas -responsible for ‘Pelé- for Netflix, will go back two decades in time to tell us from the hand of its protagonists the commercial maneuver that turned sport upside down Spanish king. These are none other than himself louis figoyour agent Jose Veiga and a Florentino Perez who entered the presidency of the Madrid club through the front door.
But these will not be the only relevant names that will make an appearance in the documentary, which also promises unpublished images of its protagonist. They will be joined by journalists, managers and players of the stature of Joan Gaspart, Josep Guardiola, Roberto Carlos, Jorge Valdano, José Ramón de la Morena and Fernando Hierro; a dream team for subscribers who love football.
‘The Figo case: The signing of the century’ Coming to Netflix on August 25 under the production of the Pitch Productions label, responsible for sports documentaries such as the aforementioned ‘Pelé’, ‘Neymar: The Perfect Chaos’ —both from Netflix— or ‘Andy Murray: Resurfacing’. For the moment I leave you with its poster and its official synopsis.
“Luís Figo was the most coveted player in world football when he stepped onto the balcony of the gothic Palau de la Generalitat, the seat of the presidency of Catalonia, on a warm summer afternoon in 1998. Dressed in club attire, his hair dyed As a Barça player, he celebrated Barcelona’s last league title in front of an enraged public, chanting into the microphone: “Whites, crybaby! congratulate the champions!” Two years later, he jumped onto the Camp Nou pitch, the Barcelona Football Club stadium, wearing the white Real Madrid kit. He was the first player to join the legendary revolution of the “Galactics” of this team. He was the most expensive and best paid footballer in the world. He was the most hated man in Catalonia.
With access to the statements of Luís Figo and those of the men who brokered the deal that broke the transfer record, divided a nation and shaped modern football; The Figo Affair: Transfer of the Century reveals the gripping story of how his transfer came to be: a twisted tale of behind-the-scenes dealings, a truly historic sports rivalry, a deep cultural divide and a pig’s head.”