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English football is in a bad way because the foreign players here are so good, so dominant.
England can end the millenium as it started - as the greatest football nation in the world.
The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup.
When I score I don't celebrate, its my job, does a postman celebrate when he delivers post?
During my first season at Manchester, the team was not performing, and I was the scapegoat.
When the manager asks me to play somewhere, I play there. But my best position is midfield.
Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.
It's always good to score a goal, but for me, the most important thing is the three points.
You are affected by the surroundings, the mood of people, by confidence. I am no different.
I've played as a striker all my life. To play on the right or the left is always difficult.
When you make the decision to join a great club, you know there is already a great forward.
Conte is a coach that works a lot from a tactical level and demands a lot from his players.
I think he'll reach 1000 goals, but he'll never overtake my total. (on 40-year old Romario)
Mark Hughes played until he was nearly 40 at a decent level, and I think I can do the same.
The death of Cyrille Regis, a giant in so many ways, was such a shock and deeply upsetting.
Halloween will be a slam-dunk for merchants despite the weakening consumer spending trends.
I'm a football manager, a football coach; I can't be expected to pontificate on everything.
He is the best passer of a ball in the world, and Real's style fits him. (on David Beckham)
Football is easy when things are going well, but when its not, it becomes the biggest test.
Id rather be selling groundnuts in my village than play for a pathetic club like Chelsea FC
More than stopping the counter-attack when it happens you want to prevent it from starting.
Even now I can say I'd love to finish my career here, and then stay in the game after that.
I think every player listens out for his name being sung and it's something I really enjoy.
To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football.
People need to make a stand and be clear that trading in ivory is immoral and unacceptable.
Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
Spurs are up against one of the top coaches in the world if not one of the best in the world
What I always do is just look at the players, look at the best 11 they can put on the pitch.
I'm a professional, so any match against Barcelona in the Champions League is special to me.
Just find things you think are fun, and then you'll be more inclined to want to go work out.
Each free kick carries my name, and all are my children. And they have South American roots.
As the years go by, you have to realise when it is the right time to do something different.
When you no longer feel part of the game, then you have to think about doing something else.
The game can be quite dangerous when you look at certain injuries, especially head injuries.
If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.
Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.
Decisions are for the brave, and I am the bravest, deciding to leave Barcelona and Juventus.
When you live through new experiences and new situations in your life, that's when you grow.
When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end.
Of course in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be
I like changing my hairstyle, much to my mother's annoyance. It depends on my state of mind.
I play how I feel. I don't have a set way of playing. I get going, looking to create danger.
Maybe I'll quit after my time at Bayern; maybe I will play somewhere else for one more year.
It doesn't matter what size you are. It matters how big your heart is and how smart you are.
Messi, even if technically is same or more, he doesn't have more charisma than Maradona had.
It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.
Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.
One reason I don't want to play in England again is because we don't have any personalities.
There are stages in life in which you have to bring things to a close because of motivation.
Are there Martians out there? I haven't got a clue. Is there life out there? I have no idea.