I was so obsessed with football that you could say I was taking the goal home with me at night. And then one day the system fell apart.

It's part of my game to occasionally send a message, one that may be unpopular to the outside world, but can be important for the team.

I've never really seen myself in the role of the victim.

If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best.

After the 2006 World Cup, I knew that you don't always need success, success, success on the pitch.

Complaining and arguing will not help. We are fully concentrating on the game against the Czechs.

I'm not the type who spends his free time in training camp playing with his Playstation or playing cards on trips. The other players thought it was odd: There he is, reading again.