The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location.

It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host.

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.

It is not the strong one that wins, the one that wins is strong.

Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic.

For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.

Football is one of the world's best means of communication. It is impartial, apolitical and universal. Football unites people around the world every day. Young or old, players or fans, rich or poor, the game makes everyone equal, stirs the imagination, makes people happy and makes them sad