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It is hard to say no to PSG - as with all teams capable of winning the Champions League, There is always uncertainty in football.
Unconsciously, I fell in love with the small round sphere, with its amusing and capricious rebounds which sometimes play with me.
Liverpool was a special city that took to me; I will always remember how special that place was. I obviously don't miss the rain.
Over the years, I've tried to express myself through my feet, which have made everything simpler for me ever since I was a child.
People are possibly not spelling 'Leicester' correctly everywhere round the globe, but they are at least saying it correctly now.
With good coaching, proper motivation and the right club structure with organic growth, you can achieve an awful lot in football.
The Neapolitans have a special affection for Argentines. They are similar to us as well as having Diego Maradona in their hearts.
I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue to play the best football I can.
I think people who don't have conflict in their lives are just trying to please people and not really living life to the fullest.
When I was younger, I was a complete tomboy. Then in college I started emerging out of the tomboy stage and dressing differently.
I want to be wanted by Arsenal. I've grown up at Arsenal. I'm a homegrown player, and as long as Arsenal want me, then I'm happy.
I said, even when I was left out, 'I am an England fan, and I'll be supporting the boys.' It's in my blood; it's too hard not to.
You look at Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit at Arsenal or Roy Keane at Man United, and they are players that can do everything.
Criticism's healthy. It gives you that extra little bit inside you to prove people wrong, to use it as energy, to use it as fuel.
He's a winner. There's no doubt about that, and it's stating the obvious to say that he's a tremendous talent. (on David Beckham)
In my first season I was learning about English football in a new team. I scored 13 which isn't bad, but I think I can do better.
If you win while scoring goals, then you leave happy, but the most important thing is always the team. I do not think just of me.
One of the great things about being a professional football player is visiting countries and seeing cultures you might never see.
The Bundesliga is a lucrative league, and in Germany, the best club is Bayern, and I wanted to play for the best club in Germany.
HBO churn out some unbelievable stuff. They really got me with things like 'Band of Brothers.' But you can't beat 'The Sopranos.'
I am glad people are interested in me. There is nothing more I can say about the hair, but if it makes people happy, that's good.
For me, Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers in the world. I don't think he needs to show anyone that he is one of the best.
Obviously to be on this team, to be able to represent my country and have the platform that I do, I'm incredibly grateful for it.
Chelsea have given me the opportunity to play in a top team with top players, so I will try to be as successful as possible here.
You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs; the acid test is how you handle the downs.
When I'm on the field, the trick I like to do most are stepovers. For me, it's a simple, beautiful dribble that also has a point.
It seems that Gerard Houllier did not appreciate my personality. It bothers him to have someone around who could stand up to him.
Barca have many opportunities all the time to win matches, which in England is very difficult because the challenges are greater.
Right from school, I got mockery for the way I look. I took it to heart early on. I admit there were times when I doubted myself.
Of course, the moment when the ball hits the net, that's fascinating for kids playing the game and motivates them to join a club.
China, I didn't take it seriously; it was a lack of professionalism. They delayed to send us a written offer - It was a disaster.
I have fame, and I'm living this life, but sometimes I forget, and I go out to dinner or walk to the movies like nothing's wrong.
You can count my interviews this season on one hand, so maybe when I do speak, people want to turn it into something sensational.
Unfortunately, my departure from Madrid was not pleasant, but those things are in the past, and I have learned a lot and matured.
If somebody says they are going to do something - and then later they don't - it affects me a lot, and I lose confidence in them.
I have the belief that all the qualified teams can create surprises at the World Cup and not just the traditional top favourites.
The foreign players seem to be reveling in the European games and they've put in some massive performances for us. (on Liverpool)
I love football so when I finish playing I would like to still be involved in it somehow and a manager would be my first choice.
My parents, they're the kind of people that didn't want me to get a big head, so they just kept challenging me and challenging me.
The managers are getting paid very well by their respective clubs to do a job for their clubs not the country they are working in.
I've learnt so much from playing football: I love football, and that's what I do. I enjoy myself, and I'm just trying to be happy.
I am extremely lucky - I met Antonio Conte. I had so many coaches to compare him to, and he is the one that surprised me the most.
When I was a kid, I'd take a small foam ball and try to get my shot over the couch so it would finish in the corner of the window.
I don't just train to be a participant. I train to come up big in big moments. That's when I know I've got to roll the sleeves up.
I'm not exactly an example of how to learn English; I just can't get it into my head. I'm learning hardly anything, truth be told.
Globalisation has changed the world, and football is the perfect instrument to set an example and to help adapt to this new world.
Bolatelli is an exciting player, but his stupid attitude sometimes attracts attention from the crowd - nothing more, nothing less.
I grew up and went from Nintendo to Super Nintendo to N64 to GameCube to Nintendo Wii to Xbox - I've always enjoyed playing games.
There's always room for quality players in a team. The trick as a manager is to figure out how to bring the best out of your team.
We've been asked to do 'Playboy' together, me and Victoria, as a pair. I don't think I'll ever go naked, but I'll never say never.