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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIt’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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Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.
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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
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I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
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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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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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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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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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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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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
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I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.
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Sometimes I don’t know what takes me over during a game. Sometimes I just feel I have moved to a different place and I can make the pass, score the goal or go past my marker at will.
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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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My memories of events and games are fragmented.
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