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Article: BRIAN READE's column: pounds 29m and the closest Rio got to a Real player was pleading for Figo's shirt.(Sport)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 12, 2003
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Byline: BRIAN READE
AS a virtually sweat-free Luis Figo finished his night's work on Tuesday a breathless admirer intercepted him on the way to the tunnel and asked for his shirt.
But both the performance, one of the best in Real Madrid's illustrious history against pretenders to their title of the biggest team on earth, and the shirt-swapping, left him totally nonplussed.
"I always knew we were capable of doing that," he muttered. "One of the Manchester United players asked to swap jerseys at the end but I can't remember who it was and I don't ...
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