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

Whenever I was on the pitch, I always tried to win.

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

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.

At times like that it's difficult to remember what's at stake, that history is in the making. As a player you feel so cut off sometimes, it can be tough... Which is why it is an enormous advantage to play at home.

If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three.

When I follow the finals of the European Cups, I look at all the aspects surrounding protocol, to get some ideas. I am interested in personalities, sponsors and the stands. But as soon as the whistle goes, it's all on the pitch.