It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.

I'm very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.

Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends

You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.

I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.

Messi makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal.So as a football fan, just enjoy the show.

You can't get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more.