Original sentence: As noted before, this practice is common, and can't be taken as an indicator of Figo's political stance.He is married to Swedish model Helen Svedin.However, it's known that some players pose for photos and grant interviews to organized fan-groups in southern-european clubs.In November 2004, shortly after the racist incidents in Madrid during the Spain-England friendly, a newspaper published photos of Figo and other Real Madrid teammates, with Real's Ultra group Ultras Sur (well known for its xenophobic and neo-nazi links) merchandise (a flag and a scarfe).The very own Ultras Sur page has an interview from the 2000-2001 season with Figo, 1 and other players 2 3 where no political comments are done, and the newspaper might have used them as a pretext to attack the spanish side, putting the interviews out of context.This received mixed feelings from Portuguese fans: some see his return as fixing something that should not have happened, others fear on the "concessions" Scolari made to bring him back
Edited sentence: Figo is married to Swedish model Helen Svedin.In November 2004, shortly after the racist incidents in Madrid during the Spain-England friendly, Figo was revealed alongside other Real Madrid teammates, to be sympathisers of Real's Ultra group Ultras Sur, a group well known for its xenophobic and neo-nazi links.Pictures of Figo and Raúl (who was already known as a hero for the group) smiling for the camera while holding a scarf and flag of the Ultras Surs was printed in a Sunday newspaper.The group's website, however, have an interview with Figo from the 2001-2002 season 1, and the photos (who are now unavailable) and interview could have been taken from it.They have posed for more than a few photographs and granted interviews to the group's fanzine