I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win.

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

After a decade in a club it's quite normal and necessary that you seek and take a new challenge.

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

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.

Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at the moment. He's successful and he's winning trophies, so it's only logical that he'll be voted the best player in the world.

I want to successfully make the transition from a life in professional sports to another life, without running into major upheavals.