The Guardian.co.uk website made a interview with Luis on April 2008. Did you know that Figo's favorite song is Be Without You by Mary J Blige? Or that his best goal from Euro2000? Look!

Hello Luis, how are you?
Fine thanks, Small Talk.

Let's start with an easy one. What was your greatest ever performance?
Winning the Ballon d'Or in 2000.

And your best goal?
The one against England at Euro 2000.

Sorry, doesn't ring any bells. Who was the best player you ever played with or against?
Zidane, Rivaldo or Ronaldo, I guess.

And your biggest footballing regret?
Being involved in some situations or actions which were not fair.

Intriguing. Care to elaborate?
[Question inexplicably gets lost in the ether between Small Talk and Figo]

Right, who'll win this season's Champions League?
Chelsea.

Intriguing. Care to elaborate?
[Question inexplicably gets lost in the ether between Small Talk and Figo]

OK Luis, what people really want to know is this: what's your favourite song?
Be Without You by Mary J Blige.

Do you play any musical instruments?
No.

O ... K ... do you collect toy trains?
Erm, no. I collect watches and paintings.

Of course. What's your poison, Luis?
Sprite.

Assuming that you also like a bit of the booze from time to time, what's the silliest thing you've ever done while drunk?
I don't recall ever being drunk.

Indeed. What would you lock in Room 101?
Tuberculosis, which kills more than 1.5 million people a year even though it can be treated.

A fine choice, Luis. By the way, one thing Small Talk's always wanted to ask you is ... who would win a fight between a lion and a tiger?
Er, the lion. He's the king of the jungle.

What's the strangest dream you've ever had?
That I was going to die.

Sad to say, that's going to come true some day. So to lighten things up, how about you tell us a joke?
OK, here's one in Portuguese: Porque é que os alentejanos vestem o pijama quando andam de mota? (Why do the good folk of Alenta [who in Portugal have a reputation for being laid back to the point of laziness] wear pyjamas when riding motorbikes?)

I don't know, why do os alentejanos vestem o pijama quando andam de mota?
É para quando fazem as curvas se poderem deitar nelas (So that they can lie down in to corners)

Luis, that is undoubtedly the best joke Small Talk has ever been told. In Portuguese. Obrigado and goodbye.
Bye Small Talk.