My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEverything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
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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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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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Music was important. Football was the easy part.
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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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I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
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Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
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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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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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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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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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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 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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Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
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