I would like my Dad to be alive so he could see what I am.

Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You can't understand what the World Cup means to our country.

I learned all about life with a ball at my feet

I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them.

I am passionate about music - and people think because I go to places where I can enjoy music I have to be partying. It isn't true.

Football is about joy. It's about dribbling. I favour every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last.

I had the chance to play for a lot of different teams in the Premier League, but I think all the choices I made were the right ones. I could name a lot - with Gremio, PSG, Barcelona, Milan, Flemengo Mineiro. I was lucky enough to score a few goals, and they were all beautiful.