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By Nick Barbaro, Fri., Jan. 11, 2008
Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo is the latest international star to be linked to a move to Major League Soccer. Earlier this week, rumors were swirling that Figo was about to join old friend David Beckham at the traveling circus that is the L.A. Galaxy. At 35 and recovering from a broken leg suffered in November, it's unclear how Figo would actually help the team, but Galaxy General Manager Alexi Lalas is just star-crazed enough to actually pull the trigger on such a deal.