Every time I set foot on the Bernabeu turf I got the jitters, a kind of anxiety that takes hold of you the moment you step out into the glare of the floodlights.

Before he came to Spain, photographers lined up in the discotheques, but they are still there waiting for him. Ronaldo is an obsessive of training, of the gym, of self-improvement. I’ve never seen a player in such good physical condition. He’s a gladiator.

I want to carry Manuel Neuer to my home.

You cannot play with Riquelme without playing for Riquelme.

Playing against a defensive opponent is just as bad as making love to a tree.

Iker Casillas is a legend, a myth, and myths do not give up just like that.

Poverty is good for nothing, except perhaps for football.