Eusebio

“I'm happy for the modern-day player who signs his contract and makes lots of money. The players of my era helped make that possible.”

“I'm proud to say I've done something for the good of football. I don't compare myself to anyone.”

“When I was 15, Juventus of Italy, wanted to hire me because one of their scouts, who had been a famous Italian goalkeeper for them, saw me and told them that there was a boy with a potential, that it would be good to take advantage while I was still unknown. Juventus proposed but my mum never wanted to hear anything from anyone.”

“I did everything, except win a World Cup.”

“When we played Real Madrid and won 5-3 it was soaking wet and the ball ended up weighing a kilo. It didn't have a brand. Consider the boots; there was no personalised footwear. Back then we made money, but we played for the love, it was all heart.”

“All of the successes achieved throughout my career and contacts with the fans have made me aware of my responsibility to act as an example in the world of football.”

“My time at Monterrey was phenomenal, fantastic. It was an experience that was magnificent from the start due to the way people received me.”

“After Benfica, Manchester is very close to my heart.”

“Whenever I went to England I always see the man inside George Best. I knew that George - not the famous person with his troubles on the outside.”

“Mourinho knows me! He sat in my lap as a little boy, and wanted his photograph taken with me. I knew his father and so I bounced little Jose on my knee. He always looked up to me.”

“I will always defend 1960s football.”

“When my colleagues were back at home eating I'd still be practising and Ronaldo is the same, a real hard worker. I'm not a Barcelona fan but I very much admire Lionel Messi. I haven't seen him train. I know Ronaldo a lot better.”

“Football is a universal language.”

“Football hasn't got better, it has just evolved, from the ball to the boots to the shirts to the training methods - everything around them.”

“I was the best player in the world, top scorer in the world and Europe.”

“I think 1GOAL is so important. I'm proud that we could make education for all the legacy of Africa's first World Cup.”

“There was one player who was better than Pele. It was Garrincha. He had one leg crooked, the other one straight, normal. How did he do all those things with such difficulties? He was a paralytic! And the way he played! Much better than us all!”

“Benfica against Manchester United is very special for me. Benfica is my real club but Manchester United is my English club. We are together in history.”

“I'm from Mozambique.”

“Some people aren't honest, but me and my family are.”