The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and there was a big party, and when Brazil lost to Uruguay, I saw my father crying.

The World Cup is a very complicated tournament - six games, seven if you make it to the final - and maybe if you lose one game you're out, even if you're the best.

The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world.

Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?

Great teams are not made up of many well-rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths.

Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.

Considerable research on successful soccer players and their developmental history, affirms that a good percentage of them have spent time in isolation, working on soccer skills.