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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Chelsea announce first summer signing as star, 20, who broke Luis Figo's record joins in £18.5m transfer
Scroll down to find out more about his contract NEW BLUE Chelsea announce first summer signing as star, 20, who broke Luis Figo's record joins in £18.5m transfer Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHELSEA have completed the signing of record-breaking Sporting Lisbon midfielder Dario Essugo. The Blues are paying £18.5m with no add-ons for their first signing of the summer transfer window, which opened on Sunday. 1 Chelsea have signed 20-year-old star Dário Essugo from Sporting Lisbon Essugo has signed an eight-year deal until the summer of 2033 - in keeping with Chelsea's long contractual transfer policy. He spent last season on loan in LaLiga with Las Palmas, scoring once in 27 games, and is a Portugal Under-21 international. Essugo began his career in Sporting's academy and became the youngest-ever player to feature for the club. He made his senior debut aged 16 years and six days against Vitoria de Guimaraes in March 2021. READ MORE CHELSEA NEWS BRIDGE OF BYES Chelsea begin transfer firesale with 14 stars up for sale including Madueke Later that year, he broke Luis Figo's record as the youngest starter for Sporting, aged 16 years, 11 months and 17 days. Essugo then gained experience with Sporting B before featuring 23 times for the club's first team, under then boss Ruben Amorim. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
FC Barcelona Ace Lamine Yamal: Playing For Real Madrid Is Impossible
While on international duty for Spain, FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal said that doing a Luis ... More Figo-esque switch across the divide of El Clasico to Real Madrid is 'impossible'. While on international duty for Spain, FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal said that doing a Luis Figo-esque switch across the divide of El Clasico to Real Madrid is 'impossible'. Lamine has been at Barca since the age of seven, when he was first scouted by its world famous La Masia academy. Breaking through to the first team in 2023, he has since become a Ballon d'Or candidate and followed up on a January promise by renewing his contract until 2031 last week. Though he is a Culer through and through, there have sometimes been concerns that Lamine might follow in Figo's footsteps and echo the Ballon d'Or winner's 2000 switch to Madrid considering his father is a Los Blancos fan. Asked about the prospect by COPE while on international duty for Spain, with whom he won the Euros in 2024, Lamine said that it was 'impossible' and that anyone worried about a potential transfer that would send shockwaves through football should be forgotten about. The 17-year-old also stated that 'I don't think about winning the Ballon d'Or'. 'I think about enjoying myself, playing well and if it has to come, it will come' he added. Reflecting briefly on Barca's domestic treble-winning season where it also reached the Champions League finals, Lamine said: 'We are improving, but we have to believe that we are the best. When Real Madrid lost to Arsenal, people thought they could come back. And when we drew against Inter, people doubted us. That is what must be changed.' A clearly competitive animal who often plays like he has a point to prove, Lamien revealed that his friends 'send me bad things on TikTok 20 minutes before the games, [because] they know that motivates me'. 'Against France, I was sleeping on the bus and my friend called me to say: 'Remember what Adrien Rabiot said [about] you', and I said: 'Yes, I remember''. Lamine's statements will come as a comfort to Culers, with his latest FC Barcelona contract set to keep the number 19 in Catalonia until he is at least 23. Before his current terms' expiry in 2031, however, expect President Joan Laporta or whoever is in power to try and tie him down further.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Barcelona president shares stands with UEFA chief and Luis Figo during Women's UCL final
Barcelona Femeni are on the hunt for their third successive UEFA Women's Champions League trophy tonight. The Catalan outfit are facing off against Arsenal in the finals of the competition at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal. Advertisement Naturally, Barcelona president Joan Laporta is in attendance at the stadium to support the Femeni team as they seek to complete a hat-trick of European trophies. During the clash in Lisbon, though, one moment caught the eye of the fans in particular as Laporta was spotted sharing the stands with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin as well as former Barcelona and Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo. It is no secret that the relations between Barça and UEFA have been affected since the Super League project with Ceferin being a vocal advocate against the rogue league. Laporta will be hoping Barça Femeni win the UWCL. (Photo by Juan Manuel) Meanwhile, Figo is pretty much a persona non-grata as far as Barcelona fans are concerned, having left the club to join arch-rivals Real Madrid two decades ago. Advertisement It must be remembered that Figo, currently a UEFA ambassador, was involved in a minor altercation with a section of Barça supporters in Portugal earlier this week. So, it was certainly intriguing to see Laporta standing in close quarters with the former Portugal international as well as Ceferin. It must, however, be noted that Laporta was seen sharing a stand with Ceferin and Figo in close quarters in the last year's UWCL final as well which Barcelona went on to win. As far as the game is concerned, at half-time the scoreline reads 0-0 with Alexia Putellas, Aitanoa Bonmati & co. yet to break the deadlock.
Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Luis Figo directs X-rated gesture at Barcelona supporter who called him a 'traitor' in tense moment 25 years after controversial move to Real Madrid
Luis Figo directed an X-rated gesture at a Barcelona supporter after being called a 'traitor' in a tense moment on the streets of Lisbon on Friday. Figo, 52, made an appearance at the official Women's Champions League final dinner along with other dignitaries ahead of the showdown on Saturday afternoon. A small group gathered outside the restaurant to watch the guests arrive but Figo was given a frosty reception by one onlooker clad in a bright yellow Barcelona jersey. In awkward scenes caught on camera, Figo was confronted over his controversial decision to join the Catalan giants' fierce rivals Real Madrid in 2000. The all-time great, and winner of the 2000 Ballon d'Or, then responded in vulgar fashion by grabbing his genitals before stepping forward to confront the supporter. He then appeared to realise he was being filmed and wisely chose to walk away. Before de-escalating the situation, Figo asked the heckler whether there was a problem, to which they replied: 'What's the problem if there's a problem? 'It's okay if there's a problem.' Figo made the headlines after choosing to cross the divide and join Real Madrid in July 2000 for what was then a world record fee of £52million. 'The main reason I left was because they valued me and genuinely wanted me,' Figo revealed in 2022. 'In the end I thought about myself. Was it selfish? Maybe. Did I earn more money? Yes but if I'd stayed I'd have earned the same.' Figo was roundly abused by Barcelona supporters on several occasions. Thousands of spectators mocked him by waving bank notes while others hurled bottles, coins and cigarette lighters on him on his return to the Nou Camp three months later. Two years later, a pig's head was thrown in his direction as he went to take a corner. 'I had everything in Barcelona, but you think: it's not like I'm going to a second-rate club,' Figo said. 'If it hadn't been Madrid, maybe I wouldn't have gone. 'It's a challenge, a decision based on feeling valued, convincing me I was going to be an extremely important piece. It could have been a cagada, a cock-up, but it wasn't.' Figo admitted he feared he would be attacked by a 'madman'. 'These days, there's more protection,' he told the Guardian. 'It felt like I was doing a press conference every day. That takes its toll. 'We were starting to tour, a new idea, there was the rivalry, the pressure, the price. 'The hatred too. Not everyone likes God, how is everyone going to like me? 'My only concern was if something happened physically, some madman. But go and play football? Nah! In football there's no reason to be scared.'
The Irish Sun
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Luis Figo ‘SPLITS' from Swedish model Wag with pair ‘leading separate lives' as football icon ‘moves out of family home'
LEGENDARY Portuguese footballer Luís Figo and his stunning Swedish model wife Helen Svedin have reportedly separated, according to Spanish media. The former Real Madrid and 3 Luis Figo is regarded by many as one of the best talents of his era Credit: EPA 3 Helen Svedin has three children for Luis Figo 3 Luis Figo was so good he won the Ballon D'or Credit: Getty Images Figo, who has attended events with his wife over the years, was recently spotted alone at the Laureus Awards, where he named his daughters Daniela, Martina and Stella as the best thing to have ever happened to him, but left out his wife. Spanish outlet Spanish publication READ MORE IN FOOTBALL However, the 2000 Ballon d'Or winner denied these rumours and threatened legal action. Figo and Svedin, who have three children together, appeared to have it all. A glamorous marriage filled with lavish holidays, red carpet events, and more. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Most read in Football Yet, behind closed doors, there seemed to be trouble brewing. Figo, who has kept a relatively low profile since his retirement from football, has been focused on his post-soccer ventures. While Svedin has continued to enjoy the limelight in the fashion industry. The couple's love story captured the public's imagination. Figo, one of football's most dazzling stars, met Svedin in 1996. Luis Suarez appears to try to BITE player... but quickly stops when he realises it's his own team-mate When she was at the height of her modelling career. It wasn't long before they fell head over heels for each other, and their whirlwind romance led to a marriage that seemed straight out of a fairytale. But, as with everything in life, it seems that the end has come, and both will have to go their separate ways. Figo is undoubtedly one of the most gifted players of his generation, winning 16 trophies in total, including the UEFA Champions League, playing for Barcelona,
