His legs have a mind of their own, his foot shoots by itself... Roberto Baggio is a big horsetail that flicks away opponents as he flows forward in an elegant wave.

Chaplin and Keaton are still the best. They know that there is nothing more serious than laughter, an art demanding infinite work, and that as long as the world revolves, making others laugh is the most splendid of activities.

The world is a heap of people, a sea of tiny flames.

There are visible and invisible dictators. The power structure of world football is monarchical. It's the most secret kingdom in the world.

The division of labor among nations is that some specialize in winning and others in losing.

The world is organised by the war economy and the war culture.

When a book is alive, really alive, you feel it. You put it to your ear here, and you feel it breathe, sometimes laugh, sometimes cry, just like a person, a little person.