A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again.

The best player EVER (Leo Messi) without a shadow, if you didn't think/know already.

I hate talking about football. I just do it, you know?

Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to time and I am as happy as anyone to be here. It is great to be back at my first love.

The money I try and earn is for my family. It's not for me. It's always about my family.

An image has stuck for most of my career and it isn't flattering.

Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions