The A1 Team Portugal team owners were the well known football player, Luís Figo, and coach Carlos Queiroz.
A nossa Rosinha (English: Our little Rose) as she is sometimes called in her homeland, was one of the most popular personalities of Portuguese sport in the late 20th century, alongside Eusébio, Carlos Lopes and Luís Figo.
As the Portuguese under-20 team manager, he discovered the talents of many Portuguese football legends, which include Rui Costa, João Pinto, Capucho, and Luís Figo.
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The first game was against the hosts who included Luis Figo and Rui Costa in their line up in front of 65,000 at the Estádio das Antas in Porto.
The Portuguese national team reached the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup twice; in 1966, when Eusébio was the top scorer, with nine goals, and also in 2006, led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Luís Figo.
Gaspart spent all the money taken from the sale of Luís Figo to Real Madrid, buying Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars from Arsenal and Gerard from Valencia.