One year, a whole season, weekly flights, hotels, and trips to the lab, and ultimately a a book - Luis Figo A Year In The Life became reality, following the World Player of the Year for a photographic biography.

At the high point of the Galacticos era, Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos et al, ran riot though European football. On top of that, Portugal not only hosted but made the final of the European Championships, which just extended my stay. That is aside from the infamous England v Portugal game, where superstition led to me staying at home, those images we created from the TV instead.