I like English football a lot.

British teams bring me good luck.

I don't like going on TV programmes.

I'm not one that cares for publicity.

If God exists, there's no way he's French

My favourite England player is Harry Kane.

First objective is always that of winning.

It's not easy to win the Champions League.

I'm a bit of a wandering gypsy on the pitch.

When you're rivals, you can never be friends.

I never compete to take part but to finish first.

When I do retire, I am going to go back to Italy.

Real Madrid? Any player would like to play for them.

Messi is the best player in the world; he is amazing.

After the wheel, the best invention is the PlayStation.

I always play to win. I always have big targets in mind.

When you start to achieve success, you want to get more.

The Ballon d'Or has never been something that I've missed.

I think MLS is as important as any of the national leagues.

To get onto the Maracana pitch is the dream of every child.

In order to go all the way, you need everyone's contribution.

I think that soccer is one thing, and money is another thing.

Surely it was the best decision of my career to sign for Juventus.

To be honest, I don't see anyone out there who plays the way I do.

When great teams meet, there is never a problem with concentration.

After the wheel, the PlayStation is the best invention of all time.

I'm Italian, but I'm also a little Brazilian: Pirlonho, if you like.

Better to leave before someone else has the idea of sending you away.

Thanks to Conte, I got the urge of coaching, and I thank him for that.

All my ex-teammates didn't want to become coaches, yet they've all done it.

Madrid is Madrid. There's nothing more to say. It's the biggest team in the world.

My passion is always the same. In fact, with a new adventure, the passion always grows.

You give any team Pogba and Zlatan in one window, and they are capable of special things.

Being part of a team that belongs to everyone makes me feel good and at peace with myself.

It would actually be a dream way to end my time in Turin, by winning the Champions League.

Until I was 30 years old, my body was used to my routine of eating pasta every single day.

As the years go by, you have to realise when it is the right time to do something different.

Each free kick carries my name, and all are my children. And they have South American roots.

When you no longer feel part of the game, then you have to think about doing something else.

Just being able to go out to dinner at the trendiest restaurants - in Italy, I can't do that.

Sometimes a pinch of sadism is the ingredient that makes victory taste that little bit sweeter.

People compare me to Verratti, and I do really like him, but we have very different playing styles.

I think if somebody knows how to play the game, he or she can play anywhere. You know how to fit in.

I lifted my eyes to the heavens and asked for help because if God exists, there's no way he's French.

I've never told anyone, but my ambition is to become the leading all-time scorer of free kicks in Serie A.

When I take my free-kicks, I think in Portuguese, and at most, I'll do the celebrating in my native tongue.

The only great English midfielder in my career was Paul Scholes. He had elegance in him. Others were pretenders.

In football, like in life, there are always millimetres which can change things - the course of a goal or of a life.

I played with many champions, but the important thing is always the team, as the group goes beyond any single player.

People who don't know me think I'm so serious. I'm a prankster; I like to have fun with the people who know me better.

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