MY GOAL: STOPPING TB
Football has always been my passion, but I have another that is no less intense. I dream of a world where all people have the opportunity to be healthy and improve their quality of life. I dream of an even playing field for all women, men and children everywhere.
TB is one of the most unfair fouls in the game of life. The disease most often strikes people in their prime working years, imposing a heavy cost on families' incomes. Children are vulnerable to TB as well, and the disease may force them out of school, limiting their future job prospects.
TB is curable, but TB kills. There are 8.8 million new cases of infectious TB each year, and 1.6 million people each year, or 4400 people per day, die from the disease. This is unacceptable.
That is why I have made a commitment to the global fight against TB. Please join my team -- pick up the ball and run with me to stop TB.
Luis Figo's biography
Luís Figo is a professional football player from Portugal. In his native country Figo is considered by many fans to be second only to Eusebio as Portugal's greatest player of all time.
Figo rose to prominence as the star player behind Portugal's Golden Generation, which consisted of fellow legends like Rui Costa. He was the first player to earn the title of Golden Boy (which now belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo).
Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named among the FIFA 100. He was named Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Figo is one of the few footballers to have played for both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid--two top rival Spanish clubs. He has played as a midfielder and winger for Internazionale, Milan since August 2005.
