NYON: Former Portugal international Luis Figo has been appointed as a football advisor by UEFA, European soccer’s governing body said on Wednesday. Figo joins fellow former professionals Nadine Kessler and Dejan Stankovic who were appointed advisors earlier this year and will work with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and the Football Division. The team will deal with technical aspects, laws of the game and the overall attractiveness of the sport. Figo, who was briefly a candidate for president of world soccer body FIFA in 2015, will also be the leading figure of the UEFA ambassadors programme. “I have been lucky to gain a wealth of experience and I believe I can have a positive influence in passing on my knowledge,” Figo, a former World Player of the Year, said in a statement. “Football is constantly evolving. I am privileged to be involved with UEFA and I would like to thank Aleksander Ceferin for giving me this opportunity,” he added. Published in Daily Times, October 12th 2017.