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“I will not play a farewell game with the national team. I would like to thank the federation for expressing an interest. But I prefer to leave football with an official match because I am not a fan of farewell games.”
“Ahead of a semi-final, there is always the same buzz. You know you are very close to reaching the final, but there is no way you can relax because then you will be punished.”
“Liverpool are a team that is essentially very defensive; caution is at the heart of their game.”
“I got the chance to play the sport that I love, which was football, successfully for 25 years. Life has been great for me.”
“If you only sign the players of one FIFA agent, sometimes you can make the deal, sometimes you can't.”
“Sergio Ramos has everything to become the best defender in the world, if he is not already.”
“I had my father on the Under-21 team and during the World Cup in France in 1998 - and also in AC Milan for four months. So it was a weird experience, because having your father as a coach is pretty weird, and I was the captain. But he was great.”
“Too much tension can do bad things to you.”
“It's funny that as soon as I retired from international football, Italy won the World Cup.”
“I did boxing for three years, and that was very nice. It's a hard but great, great sport. I really love the training aspect of it.”
“I don't like the idea of being a coach.”
“I like to play aggressive.”
“It is very hard to find a good defender who is strong and good with the ball. Very hard.”
“I was lucky enough to play against Maradona. He and Ronaldo, when he was at Inter Milan - they were my toughest opponents.”
“A rookie coach must be supported by a very strong structure and not get burned.”
“When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.”
“You simply can't judge a team's football from the country it comes from.”
“San Siro is a historic stadium. It's nice, but it doesn't offer comfort.”
“We are glad not only to bring a professional soccer team to Miami but also to support all of its communities through our social responsibility commitment.”
“Miami has been my second home for 15 years, so I look forward to spending more and more time here as co-owner of Miami FC, giving my enthusiastic contribution for its success.”