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“It's not easy to win the Champions League.”
“I think MLS is as important as any of the national leagues.”
“It would actually be a dream way to end my time in Turin, by winning the Champions League.”
“Real Madrid? Any player would like to play for them.”
“People who don't know me think I'm so serious. I'm a prankster; I like to have fun with the people who know me better.”
“When I take my free-kicks, I think in Portuguese, and at most, I'll do the celebrating in my native tongue.”
“I always play to win. I always have big targets in mind.”
“I think that soccer is one thing, and money is another thing.”
“I don't like going on TV programmes.”
“Sometimes a pinch of sadism is the ingredient that makes victory taste that little bit sweeter.”
“My passion is always the same. In fact, with a new adventure, the passion always grows.”
“To be useful in defence, to win back the ball, you don't always have to go sliding into the tackle. It's also about your positioning; sometimes all you have to do is take a step back.”
“I never compete to take part but to finish first.”
“I stick to a Mediterranean diet with fresh produce and olive oil. On a normal day, my diet is divided into the three main meals. I don't eat any other snack between meals during the day.”
“I think if somebody knows how to play the game, he or she can play anywhere. You know how to fit in.”
“I could hardly sleep and even when I did drop off, I awoke to a grim thought: I’m disgusting. I can’t play any more. I went to bed with Dudek and all his Liverpool team-mates.”
“Do I regret leaving Milan? I decided I needed a change. I needed to find new ideas, and that was the best thing for both parties.”
“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.”
“You give any team Pogba and Zlatan in one window, and they are capable of special things.”
“I love the food scene in New York.”