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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIt’s the first time it’s happened to me and maybe the last. It’s a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can’t remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
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Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
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All of us at Juventus agreed Manchester United were the best side we met in the Champions League. They have so many talented young players and can only get better and better. Giggs is truly world class.
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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.
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Life is full of regrets, but it doesn’t pay to look back.
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In France, everybody realized that God exists, and that he is back in the French international team. God is back, there is little left to say.
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The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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It’s the first time it’s happened to me and maybe the last. It’s a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can’t remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
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To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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The door can never be closed for good to any player.
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If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.
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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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It’s hard to explain but I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard. And this desire never to stop fighting is something else I learnt in the place where I grew up.
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It’s only natural to want to select your best players and there is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He’s almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play.
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