We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEReal Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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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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Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
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Zidane is the master. Over the past 10 years, there’s been no-one like him, he has been the best player in the world.
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I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
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To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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Mandela has played a crucial part in history. He’s done some extraordinary things, not only for his country but also for the whole world.
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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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We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing.
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Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.
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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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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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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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It’s true, pressure is something that goes with football nowadays. You need to accept it, and everything that it involves – the good and the bad.
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I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
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