I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing

There were moments - I would be daydreaming - I would imagine scenes, even if there wasn't a camera around. In my head, I was acting.

You may find another Beckham or Ronaldo, but never ever will you find another Sir Alex Ferguson.

An artist is someone with the gift to light up a dark room.

I don't think the world of football is so serious. It's important to have distance about things and about yourself. If we believe we are kings or gods, we become crazy. We all know it's a game and we all enjoy it together.

It is unacceptable that people often have to make huge sacrifices just to find a place to live, a roof over their heads.

Often there are players who have only football as a way of expressing themselves and never develop other interests. And when they no longer play football, they no longer do anything; they no longer exist, or rather they have the sensation of no longer existing.