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When I moved to Chelsea, it was a big, big challenge and experience for me at the time to play with so many good players.
My opinion is that protesting, there's no problem with it, as long as it is peaceful without violence, without vandalism.
The one thing I can tell you is that I can't stand the English press, who cause me enormous problems on a personal level.
In football you need to be versatile sometimes, because the most important thing is to win games and enjoy your football.
One thing that annoys me in football is when people get carried away by results after four or five weeks of a new season.
If I want to do something like the Batman mask, I just do it. I was like this all the time; I think nobody can change me.
Every time I walked into White Hart Lane, I got goosebumps. I felt so privileged to play there, to make the people happy.
I wouldn't lie and say it's not disappointing to have reached so many semis and a final and not won the Champions League.
It's always good to score, and if we want to do something as a team, you need your important players to be at their best.
If you are hurting inside, you can't really show it because you want the team to do well because that's part of football.
If you are fighting at the top in the Premier League then you cannot do that with a dodgy goalkeeper. It is not possible.
I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.
I think that in each stage of your career, you need certain things to improve your game and to develop your style of play.
I have to reserve special thanks to the United fans - whose support has been a very special part of my time in Manchester.
I will give everything to help City become one of the biggest and most important clubs in England - and win some trophies.
Unfortunately, results are the only thing that some people look at, but there is more to defining success than just stats.
The most important thing for me is to value the players and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.
My dream is to get the young people off the streets, to make it possible for them to play football in the stadium instead.
It's always difficult, when you have such a quick turnaround and a long flight, to try to get ready for a game so quickly.
I definitely do like change. I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I don't like the same old thing all the time.
In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.
It's one of the best leagues in Europe in football. Benfica in my opinion is one of the top 10 biggest clubs in the world.
Every kid's dream is to play in the Champions League and to win it. To actually have achieved that was an amazing feeling.
I burn so many calories when I work out that I don't really count calories or necessarily try and stay away from anything.
My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.
A win doesn't last too long, and it happens the same way with a defeat. You have the chance to make it up soon afterwards.
I cannot control what people think. But I can control myself and my aim, and my head is focused on trying to win trophies.
I've scored as many goals for Manchester United in the Premier League as for Chelsea, but in something like 30 games less.
There are so many clubs with great squads, good managers, good financial situations that allows them to sign good players.
You know as a player that you won’t have many opportunities to play in World Cups - so you have to take them when you can.
Argentina is my country, my family, my way of expressing myself. I would trade all of my records for the World Cup trophy.
I've scored many goals that I've liked, but I think the best memory I have is the one against Korea in the 2010 World Cup.
We are a great fit, and I'm excited about the chance to influence a new generation of young footballers alongside Warrior.
When a manager calls you and says you are part of his plans and that he trusts you, then you will give everything for him.
It is difficult to give time to develop projects in football. You buy the club, and you want the title after three months.
I don't want to lie. Always, I want to be honest and I say,I don't think about tomorrow. I don't think about next season.'
I am the sort of player that likes to create goals. I think a lot of my team-mates know me as a player who is not selfish.
For me, possession is to keep the ball while you are waiting for the possibility to penetrate. Every pass is for a reason.
To gain an overall understanding of oneself does not require looking outward - it requires the strength of looking inward.
A baby changes your dinner party conversation from politics to poops [very pleasant thanks for that mental image Maurice!]
It is very simple, Messi is the best in the world, and if you give him a little bit of space, he can do whatever he wants.
I don't care about wages or fees, I just want to improve my football, which is a side to me that the fans aren't aware of.
It's Leo Messi. It's very difficult to stop this guy because he's very quick, very clever. But, look, it's not impossible.
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.
I ve got a boot boy from the Youth team. His name s Kudos - he's a good lad and has been looking after me for a few years.
The moment my name was called [Africa's Footballer of the Year] was truly overwhelming and I was about to scream with joy.
First and foremost, we have to focus on what we're doing and not worry about what Bayern - or any other clubs - are doing.
I am grateful to everybody: the training staff, my fellow players, and everybody who works for the club. It is just great.
Honest to god, I'm so happy it's frightening! I'm just so chuffed - that's all I can say. (on playing for Liverpool again)