We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEThere was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.
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Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends
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Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years. France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.
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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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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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I don’t know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It’s a dream.
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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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Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
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I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
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There was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.
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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
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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.
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Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
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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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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.
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