Pogba is a midfielder who has all the qualities. When you are a midfielder you normally have some special qualities but he has everything.

Pogba has never stopped improving. He has everything to become a great player. If he keeps his head on his shoulders, he can make history.

I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.

I've never seen myself as a celebrity, but I see it in a positive way, the fact that people are still interested in most parts of my life.

I have been here before as a spirit - this is just my physical body, it is just an overcoat. And at death, you will take the overcoat off.

When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football.

There are some examples in my career when my family was more concerned than me. So every time I win or I score, I always think about them.

Gay and lesbian people, and the children they are raising, wrongfully face discrimination, and I want them to know that I'm on their side.

What you do on the field can only be a positive if you take care of what you need to off the field, and that means recovery and refueling.

In countries around the world, waistlines are expanding so rapidly that health experts recently coined a term for the epidemic: globesity.

I love the competition, going out there for 90 minutes, fighting your opponent. If you take this competition away from me, I am not happy.

After Euro 2012, I had very little holiday and almost no desire to play football. I was slipping into depression, from all the travelling.

The chairman is the man who manages everything and, in the end, takes all the decisions. Always, for the fans, it's important to hear him.

For me there's nothing better than putting the white shirt on for England and playing for England. I'd get worried if it wasn't like that.

When someone who is suffering looks to you for compassion, it's indeed a blessing; you are chosen to be their Light in a moment of sorrow.

I like the girls in Ecuador. They are more gentle and trusting, more innocent. They are not as suspicious of strangers as Colombian girls.

We can never achieve perfect football at Bayern because the game is always changing. There are always new influences and different styles.

I always set myself new goals. I always want to do better than I did in the past. I always want to achieve things I never achieved before.

Lots of people think that the Premier League would be good for me, but my mum is Spanish, and I really have that dream to play over there.

Messi and Ronaldo are certainly the best in the world. They are both unbelievable. I am very happy to be a contemporary of these geniuses.

Holland I think is the best school to learn football. I think its a great league for that because it's not the strongest league in Europe.

United are a club known all around the world. No matter where you grow up, if you love football, then you'll know about Manchester United.

I see differences in how I like to work with young players and how I like to give young players a chance maybe more than English managers.

It doesnt change much for me really and my motivation remains the same - to create a beautiful future with Barcelona, winning many titles.

Paolo Maldini. He was tough, tough, every time we played against each other. And I played against him many times. He's a very good friend.

Every one is special. Especially after the disappointment of last year, losing out on the last day, it is a great achievement by the lads.

You've got to take responsibility and to do everything in your power to get results. Hopefully players look at that and try and follow it.

That win means so much. They got back into the game but I think we showed today that we want to go to the wire. We want to go all the way.

My decision was to go abroad, especially after winning the World Cup, and to go to Madrid was perfect. I was 100 per cent convinced of it.

Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.

The Old Firm clubs are not easy clubs to manage and sometimes I think frustration comes in that, in the end, make you happy to be leaving.

When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.

One thing I'm proud to do like a girl is represent my country in the Olympics and at the highest level, at the highest platform that I can.

For many years, Messi and Ronaldo will be the two best. After them, there is Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and others. I hope to be in the top ten.

My dad's from Barbados, but I lived with my mum. She brought me up; my uncle took me to the football. I grew up in a white family, I'd say.

Not everything is seen that happens on the pitch - the teammate in a good position, where it might get dangerous, how a situation develops.

There is always scope for football to be more charitable but a lot happens already. Personally I have always been passionate about charity.

As a striker, people look at the goals you score. But for me, my game is more than just about goals, it is how you link with other players.

Winning the European Championship was a great thing for me, and I understood what it was to win a major trophy and what I had been missing.

I never relax on the year before. Every year I want to get more out of myself so I use it as a driving force, rather than a pressure thing.

I had a fear of losing, a fear of what might happen if I had a bad game. Would I get dropped? I don't remember a lot of stuff in my career.

I never enjoyed being the star-man because as soon as you become the focal point of the team, you assume an extra burden of responsibility.

Not many players would turn down a chance to play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they're right at the top the tree in terms of football.

On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well - we all know how much that matters.

Shakira has a very great career, knows a lot, and has taught me a lot. She came into my life to transform it, and that makes me very happy.

Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise.

It is all very well to say that a man should play for the pure love of the game. Perhaps he ought, but to the working man it is impossible.

I'm trying to know every part of London, to improve my English and enjoy the football. On my days off, I go to different parts of the city.

Most sports federations, corporations, and governments don't change voluntarily. Change is brought by the disenfranchised demanding better.

Family is the most important thing in the world. If everything ended tomorrow and my family was still there, I'd be the happiest man alive.

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