Luis Figo admits that the candidacy for the presidency of the Popular Front for Football is “open”

Former Portuguese international footballer Luis Figo admitted, today, Friday, in Almada, that the possibility of running for the presidency of the Portuguese Football Federation is “open,” but without confirming that it will become a reality.

Aside from signing a protocol between the Luís Figo Foundation and a higher education institution in that municipality, the former Portuguese winger admitted that he had “thought” about this hypothesis, but postponed the decision to a later time and conditioned it on possible support. .

“It is a topic that I will not say has not been thought about, but it is logical that if I feel that I have the necessary support to win, it will have a greater basis than if I do not feel that support. It is open, but there is nothing that can guarantee that it will Real right now.”

The current president of the Front, Fernando Gomez, has been in office since 2011 and is serving his third and final term, which ends at the end of this year.

On the other hand, the 51-year-old former international also confirmed that the Portuguese national team “is the most likely candidate” to win the 2024 European Championship in Germany, but reminded that it must prove its quality on the field.

“in my opinion, [a seleção portuguesa] It is preferred. It's one of my favorites. “Favouritism must always be shown on the pitch, but in terms of quality and value, Portugal is currently one of the best teams in the world and therefore we always have to have that goal,” Figo said. The fourth player to have played the most international matches with the “AA” team, with 127 matches, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (205), Joao Moutinho (146) and Pepe (134).

On the day that Portugal coach Roberto Martinez announced his squad for the next two friendlies, against Sweden and Slovenia, the former Portugal captain also considered that the coach “must have an expanded list” of options, but concluded that the group chosen for the tournament should include: European Some new features.

“A more normal or solid group will already have this in mind, because there is very little time left until the start of the European Championships. “But there are always unforeseen circumstances, and as long as he is able to test or try new elements, that is what he will aim for,” he said. The former Sporting, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Inter Milan player, who ended his playing career, was suspended. In 2009, he played for the Nerazzurri.