I would never have thought I was capable of sitting on the bench as the number two man. And it showed me that you can really achieve everything in life, even the unthinkable, as long as you're willing to work on yourself a little bit.

I think Neuer changed the game of goalkeeping in the World Cup.

When you look at our programme for the next few weeks, you do not fancy a trip to the Oktoberfest.

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

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.

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.

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.