You know, my role as Vice Chairman is a lot less tiring than playing matches every three days.

For me, football is just a game, not a drama.

I began by playing for the biggest club in the Lorraine region, went on to the biggest club in France and ended up with the biggest in the world.

Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.

I was never a prisoner to my footballing status.

Consequently, I won just about everything I set out to win, everything bar the World Cup, of course. But even now, I don't regret that, because I was part of a team which twice reached the semi-finals.

We were the best team in the world: European champions in 1984, we qualified without a hitch and 86 was to be the swan song for a very experienced side.