Messi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations.

Footballing qualities can be developed, but Stoichkov is a player with character and inborn talent. I've seen him produce fantastic plays even from impossible situations... I couldn't believe it, when I heard that I used to be his idol.

A football match should be decided by an action of play. Not some contrived process whose end result is to mark a fine player such as Bossis, Baresi or Baggio for the rest of his career.

Some games you win, some you lose, and some you draw.

At Euro '92 itself, we bowed out to the eventual winners, Denmark, in our final group match.

What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange.

Beckham in Paris will certainly be good for shopping. I love this player but he is not the footballer he was. And if he comes to Paris now it will be to do something other than football.