I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables.

I am supposed to take the bullets and absorb them. Like a bear, a polar bear.

When you represent a club it's about values and qualities, not about passports.

I would rather play with 10 men than wait for a player who is late for the bus.

I had the idea to bring an experimental squad to the Confederations Cup in 2014.

I am still hopeful we can go through the season unbeaten - a frightening thought.

German virtues are now about technically good players playing attacking football.

There has never been even a hint of an expression of racism in the national team.

Three years without a Premiership title? I don't think I would still be in a job.

It is like when you go to war: we have to know how our enemies attack and defend.

Those who know me are aware that I stand by my mistakes or non-working strategies.

The joy of the Brazilians in football is a wonderful thing no matter where you go.

You don't have to love me. You don't even have to like me, but you will respect me.

If you don't question the officials' role then you've got to ask what they are doing

I must try to hide my emotions. I have to live with both the victory and the defeat.

The only thing that I know about Feyenoord, is that they are from the country of Ajax

When someone has 100 international games more or less in a row then that's top class.

You have to work hard AND well. There are a lot of people who work hard but not well.

I am Jose Mourinho and I don't change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects.

Unfortunately apparently I am to blame because I don't produce enough English players.

If Messi is the best in the world, it's only because Cristiano is from another planet.

As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong.

Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi!

Every player has his own strengths and weaknesses and has to be integrated into a team.

As we say in Portugal, they brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal.

Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

You have to win and especially, as I have, you have to win a trophy for the first time.

For me, your real age is not the age on your ID. That's just a date when you were born.

The only thing I would like is to have more control of the game in terms of possession.

So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.

I'm not scared to spend money. If you go out with me one night, you will understand that.

People don't know about football. They think they know about it but they don't know much.

You can play happy-go-lucky football against Brazil in a friendly but not in a tournament.

Italy is one of the great footballing nations, with whom we have a great sporting rivalry.

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.

No matter how much money you earn, you can only eat three meals a day and sleep in one bed.

For me, I always study the last games that have been played, not what happened in the past.

When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started.

You build a player like you build a house. You start with the foundations. The fundamentals.

If I give you a good wine, you will see how it tastes and after you ask where it comes from.

One win more, one defeat more. There are other important things: family, friendship, values.

At the top level you know most things about the best clubs, there aren't too many surprises.

You will often see a young player have something of a hangover following a major tournament.

When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started...

Drogba is a fighter. He is the kind of player I would say 'With you I could go to every war.'

I don't think it's such a bad thing to have internal debate between coach and leading players.

My job is to give people who work hard all week something to enjoy on Saturdays and Wednesdays.

It's a pity we can't play in two or three days as I like to play straight away after a bad game

Well, uh, I don't know another way than to work at the top level, which is what I do every day.

Football is an art, like dancing is an art - but only when it's well done does it become an art.

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