1 Portuguese Player of the Year Luis Figo of Sporting signed a three-year contract Wednesday with Italian club Parma, club president Giambattosta Pastorello announced.
2 Figo, a burly 23-year-old midfielder, signed with Parma two days after Portuguese coaches and sports writers voted him the top player for 1994.
3 'As of next season, I am a Parma player,' Figo said after signing the contract in the presence of his agent and officials of Parmalat, the team's corporate sponsor.
4 After his spectacular '94 season, which saw Sporting come close to capturing the league title, Figo became the object of an intense bidding war between Italian rivals Parma and Juventus, said Figo's agent Jose Veiga.
5 In his four years with Sporting, Figo has eared a reputation as a dangerous playmaker, muscling his way through defenses with his 1.80-meter, 75-kilogram (5 foot-11 inch, 166-pound) size.
6 He has six goals this season, 10th best in the Portuguese first division.
7 Figo will reportedly earn dlrs 4.3 million for the 1995 to 1997 seasons, according to Portuguses sports journal O Jogo.

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