Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.

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.

I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.

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.

I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.

If Giggs was French, Pires or myself would have been on the bench.

Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.