There is always a chance to get even and I'm proud of the fact that for all the blows I always got back up again. That's what makes me most content.

My desire at Liverpool was to help get the club playing in the elite because they had been five years without it. We used to talk about it in the dressing room. If Liverpool are not in the Champions League, it is difficult to get the best players to come to the club.

That's the mentality - don't just play it, win it.

In Latin America the border between soccer and politics is vague. There is a long list of governments that have fallen or been overthrown after the defeat of the national team.

I worry when I can’t help the team with everything I have to offer.

It was a dream to arrive at Liverpool but I never wanted to just settle for what I had achieved. I wanted more.

I never told you this but I always thought the club should have recognised you far more when you retired. For the career that you had, one of Liverpool's greatest players, you should have had a much bigger and better send-off in your final match. That's just what I felt.