We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.