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The people can say what they want, but fact remains that Neymar has been booked more often than me.
My two daughters were born in Madrid, I won three Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles as well.
We center backs had to cover a lot of ground, and we had to be very physical with the opposing strikers.
I really like Gaitan. He has a lot of creativity and has the quality to play for a club like Real Madrid.
We have always felt the support of the Portuguese people. We are a small country, but with many qualities.
What Cristiano does is beyond compare. He has an unbelievable record and he's the best player on the planet.
I won't sit back and hope that everything comes to me. No, I will continue to fight to achieve more and more.
I think I get a raw deal from referees. But as a professional footballer I have to accept it, and that's what I do.
At Madrid we are like one big family. We're all united because we know we have to be, otherwise we're going nowhere.
I have two Portuguese league titles behind me, and although the Spanish league is different I am going to do my best.
Carlos Tevez is a quality player. He fights for every loose ball. He loves retrieving it. He's a fighter on the pitch.
It's down to us to play, do our job and honour the shirt that we pull on, so as to ensure we send the fans away happy.
The Besiktas fans are very passionate. When you go out onto the pitch the noise coming from the stands always hits you.
Turkish people live football. Football is a passion of theirs. They demonstrate it with love and affection for their team.
We're professionals, we have to deal with criticism. We get talked about a lot but we have to focus on doing our job well.
Little by little I want to become more free and start going forward but I know that the first thing I have to do is defend.
Mourinho and Zidane are very different, one could say they are opposites. But it's not like one is bad and the other is good.
There's no need to undervalue anybody and even less Iker, who is a symbol here in Madrid. We have to respect everything he's done.
I try and play as clean as possible and not commit fouls. But in my position it is not easy to play without giving away free kicks.
I am very proud of my years spent at this club, giving it my heart and soul. I finished my time at Real Madrid giving it all I had.
I've played against Griezmann several times in Spain. He's not very tall but he's very adept at figuring out where the ball will be.
Perhaps Real Madrid fans won't like me saying this but they say Real Madrid fans transmit enthusiasm but I don't think they do. That's not the reality.
People like Cristiano are unique, they are people blessed by God. He was blessed by God and knew he would become one of the best in the history of football.
Off the pitch, Cristiano is an extremely normal person. When something gets out in the media talking about him... I look and I say: 'This can't be. It's a lie.'
Real Madrid are an exemplary club. I would never have had the chance to play for this club for such a long period had I really been such a crazy, violent player.
He can bring many things to Madrid, certainly titles. But Cristiano can't do it alone because he doesn't play by himself and that is something everyone must realise.
As I always say, the fundamental thing in football is to defend as well as attack. And to attack well means that the forwards must first help to defend. That's where the work begins.
I give my body and soul to defend this club and for all the fans who come to see us. I have never thought about leaving. I really like being at Madrid, the fans like me and I like them.
If I wasn't a footballer, I definitely would have been a chauffer because that is my father's profession and he's a person I aspire to and admire. I wanted to follow in his footsteps as a man.
I think my style of play would be appreciated in England, but as Spanish football is more technical, rather than box-to-box like in English football, my physical style is highlighted much more.
Porto prepared me really well and this didn't go unnoticed in Spain, as before I went to Real Madrid the club were known as a graveyard for centre-backs. They had amazing centre-backs that had failed there.
When I got here with Real Madrid, the truth is they responded very well. I know that the people like me, they love me, they have a lot of warmth for me. I'm enchanted for that warmth and love they've shown.
Many, many people sent me messages on social media. I couldn't not go. I couldn't turn my back on all this affection that the people had given me. I said I have to go to Besiktas. It's impossible not to go to Besiktas!
Every minute I spend near Ancelotti I am breathing in football. He likes to really be immersed in football. As a former player and as a coach who knows our needs, it is a privilege to work with him and share time with him because he teaches us a lot.
People talk without knowing the real Cristiano. He's a normal person with normal habits like us. He likes his relatives. He loves his sons. He stresses the importance of being a father which I think is important. He's does this perfectly and naturally.
They are different footballers. For me, Cristiano has more points in his favour because he heads the ball well, he is stronger and he scores goals. Messi has quality, dribbles and scores goals. For a coach, I think Cristiano is better because he is more complete.
It's normal that people have a distorted image of Cristiano because the press nowadays focus more on the issues off the pitch. But Cristiano is very professional. He is very focused on his football and he follows the timetable exactly. He is a humble man, despite of all his surroundings. He doesn't lose sight of the fact that he's from Madeira.