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Figo Returns to Barcelona for PSG Match as UEFA Board Member

Barcelona pledges a respectful reception in line with his UEFA role.

Overview

  • Club president Joan Laporta said Figo "will be received with all the respect he deserves."
  • Organizers expect a hostile reaction from some fans without a repeat of past extremes.
  • Former president Joan Gaspart will be in the directors' box and has previously called Figo his "only enemy."
  • Barcelona will contribute to Fundacion Xana, the charity founded by Luis Enrique and his family.
  • It is Figo's first visit to a Barcelona home game since 2009, after his 2000 move to Real Madrid and the 2002 pig's head incident shaped long-running hostility.