Ex-Ballon d'Or winner called a fool by Sporting fans | OneFootball

Sporting marked the 53rd birthday of Luís Figo, celebrated this Tuesday, November 4th, on social media. In the Club’s post, some fans left comments that did not congratulate the former forward. One of them even called the ex-lion a “parolo” (bumpkin).

“Stay away from Alvalade, please,” reacted one commenter in Sporting’s tribute. Figo saw it and responded immediately: “Because you want it, right? Fool.” The exchange didn’t stop there, and the fan replied: “Luisinho, a bumpkin is always a bumpkin, no matter how many makeovers he gets.” Figo fired back: “You must be talking about yourself or a family member, Antoninho.”

Figo was also called a “pesetero” (money-chaser) in another comment, which he didn’t leave unanswered. “Another one who’s lost,” he wrote. But the harshest exchange happened when a fan commented: “Just thinking that I support Sporting because of a player who has zero appreciation for the clubs he played for makes me want to vomit!”, to which Figo replied, “Careful you don’t vomit on yourself…”

Luís Figo, who recently shone in a legends match, did all his training at the Alvalade club and, from 1990 to 1995, played for the senior team. Wearing the green and white stripes, the former footballer scored 23 goals in 155 matches, winning the Portuguese Cup in the 1994/1995 season.

Afterwards, he left Sporting for Spain’s Barcelona, before transferring to Real Madrid in 2000, and then to Inter in 2005. In 2000, he won the much-coveted Ballon d’Or, cementing his place as one of the greatest Portuguese players of all time.

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