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You couldn't put a value on him, he's on another planet. For me, Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the No.1 player in the world.
As Dortmund manager, I lived in a street, and my two neighbours were Schalke fans. They showed it every day, flying flags!
The accommodation for the players to dress themselves, to change into their club shirts, are in most stadiums not so good.
The national team can do so much for Italian football, as can even lads who no-one knows or who play in the lower Leagues.
There are loads of good principles we've lost as a nation. Discipline. Organisation. Respect. I was brought up with those.
Ronaldo is a unique player for all of his talent and his professionalism. He is a player who is extraordinarily consistent.
I speak English my way, but people understand it. You can understand everything I say, and that's the most important thing.
I do not think I will go to China. They called me, but I said no because, for me, the real place for football is in Europe.
I love it when the team scores... the lads are always giving me stick because of it, but I'm just so happy I can't help it.
I know what it's like to win things. You need a certain type of player with a determination to win. You see it in the eyes.
I'm hardened over many years. You toughen yourself for whatever job. You either take the good with the bad or don't bother.
I remember when Samuel Okwaraji died on the field, I was mute and I didn't even know what I was doing or what I was saying.
I think I've proven I can build a team that plays a way of football that excites and challenges at the top end of the table.
Ability-wise, when you see the best of Aaron Ramsey... at his best, is he good enough for Barcelona? Yes he is, at his best.
I've got the opportunity to manage a big football club, a seriously big football club, and I wasn't going to turn that down.
You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.
It was lucky that the linesman wasn't stood in front of me as I would have poked him with a stick to make sure he was awake.
We need to be aware of what we need to do at every moment... and we have to manage the game; that's the art of a great team.
What I don't want to be is the most important person of the club. If we win a game, it was the players who played very well.
For me, Ramos is a full-back, but he has the versatility that allows him to play in different positions without no problems.
In Dortmund, the stadium is nearly full for the warm-up. They've always been there in their numbers, always backed the team.
Ibrahimovic? In my opinion, Ibra is the best striker in Europe. It makes me laugh when people say he misses crucial chances.
One of the most enjoyable parts of the job is seeing a young fella who you give a debut to or you buy and see them progress.
It can be a bit of a hindrance when you walk into a restaurant for a quiet meal and one or two launch into 'psycho, psycho'!
I want to play the Champions League with Marseille, but I want to know how much we are economically dependent on our project.
Germany needs to have a handicap, like in golf. They ought to start each match with two goals in advance to their opposition.
I'm not sure what you need first - the players believing or others believing in them - but in the end, both have to think it.
The last player to score a hatrick in a cup final was Stan Mortenson. He even had a final named after him, the Matthews final
When I buy, I buy players for the long term, not the short term because I do respect the club a lot and also the other clubs.
I think the way we played was as important as winning the title, the way we did it with the players and the fans enjoying it.
Inter did not treat me well. They did not recognise my value despite me winning the Italian Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities.
Football isn't won by one person but by collective competence. It is the quality of the players and the structure of the club.
One beautiful day, a radiant day, Mr Roman Abramovich introduced himself to me and said I should put a shopping list together.
I think the strength of the man is to have the right balance. Not to be so high when you win; not to be so down when you lose.
Artificial pitches are just one more condition for us, like sun, wind or snow; we should be able to deal with such conditions.
Whether you like Mourinho's style or not is open to discussion but he has won in different places and this has a lot of merit.
My father gave me some advice when I was very young - whatever someone tells you in the future, don't forget Pele is the best.
It's not about changing people; it's sometimes about changing a situation. How can we build an even better situation for them?
I don't have a desire to prove people wrong, as such, because if you take a look at my Premier League record it's not too bad.
The attacking philosophy is in the walls of Man United. That's tradition; that's history. That's how we play and want to play.
Finishing is different to shooting. If you work at in in training sessions then you will just do it naturally during the game.
You are there to score goals, and doing so shows respect for your opponent, it demonstrates that you are taking him seriously.
The one thing that's easy to do is go and sign players. What you've got to try and do is try and improve them, and get better.
Join the club. (to Robbie Fowler after the striker missed a penalty against Middlesbrough that cost Man City a European place)
There are too many people coming out of school and heading into a life of nothing. They go straight on the dole or into crime.
Pep was always an inspiration to me when I left Inter because of his methodology, and the way he plays such fantastic football.
Under no circumstances will any supporter try to tell me what I should do. That is why I have the track record that I have got.
When you are being bullied a long way from home, when you face that challenge, that is where you find out a lot about yourself.
Thinking of the dismissal by Leicester, the first thing that comes to mind is a sense of surprise even more than of bitterness.