2024-09-07 07:25:10
2000 “Golden Ball” winner Luis Figo emphasized that in Italy they treat older football players better than in Spain. “Football Italia” informs about this.
Let’s remind that the Portuguese footballer played for “Barcelona”, “Real” and “Inter”.
“At the age of 32, everyone in Spain “buried” me. I was lucky to end up at “Inter” and won the Scudetto 4 times with that team. In Spain, there is an opinion that after the age of 31, a football player’s sports career ends. In Italy, the fans, the media, and the clubs judge only by the fact that you play on the field.
To confirm my words, it is enough to look at the transfer policy of “Inter”, “Milan” and “Juventus”. They are always getting older players who are in good shape. For example, Pirlo, who became the leader of the Turin team.
In Italy, you’re never told you’re a product because you’re 30. That’s how it is in Spain and I didn’t like it.
I remember how I stayed on the bench of “Real” and the coach did it without any explanation. I was very nervous. I could have stayed at the Royals for another year, earning a good salary and not worrying at all, but I chose a different path, which I am very happy about. “I don’t share some of the ideas of Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid, but I respect him,” said Figo.