Figo has announced in an interview in the CNN that it will be presidential candidate of the FIFA. The ex player of Real Madrid and Barça has revealed his intention to chair the maximum organ of the world-wide football and contest the square to the current president Joseph Blatter

Luis Figo has gone in in the career to turn into president of the FIFA. The ex player of the Real Madrid and of the FC Barcelona has revealed his intention of suceder to the Swiss Joseph Blatter, in an exclusive interview in the CNN. The Portuguese has explained that has the intention to change an organisation that according to him very often associates with the "scandal".

Figo will struggle with Blatter and other presidential candidates of the FIFA. "I concern me by the football and, by what am seeing, does not like me the image of the FIFA", explains in the interview. "If searches FIFA in Internet, the first word that goes out is scandal, words at all positive. This is what have to change, and treat to improve the image of the FIFA, since it deserves more than this".

A successful sportive career and controversial. The professional career of Figo in the football has been recognised at the same time that criticised. It was chosen twice better world-wide player of the year and represented to Portugal 127 times, in the Glass of the World in 2002 and 2006, in addition to playing three championships of Europe and defend the colours of Madrid and Barça, starring one of the traspasos more controversial of the history of the football.