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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANETo be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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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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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.
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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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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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My memories of events and games are fragmented.
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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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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 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 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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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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Music was important. Football was the easy part.
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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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I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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