Real Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all others and is the target of all players.

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

Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved.

We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury.

Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances

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

Sometimes, in the dressing room, I think I am in Hollywood.