Give me Zidane and 10 planks of wood and I’ll win you the Champions League.

Якби у мене був вибір між надзвичайно талановитим футболістом без бажання розвиватись і непоганим гравцем з надзвичайною самовіддачею, я обрав би останнього.

Onde you bid farewell to discipline you day goodbye to success

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.

I've never played for a draw in my life.

As long as there are games to play its not over

As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18.

The lads really ran their socks into the ground.

It's a conflict of parallels.