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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANETo be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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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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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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Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
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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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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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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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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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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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If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
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I’m very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
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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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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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