The goalkeeper is the jewel in the crown and getting at him should be almost impossible. It's the biggest sin in football to make him do any work.
I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions makes it really popular around the world.
Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.
The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.
The beauty of football is it's unpredictability. Nobody knows the outcome. That's why it's so universally loved.
Soccer is not about justice. It's a drama, and criminally wrong decisions against you are part and parcel of that. Accept it.
I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team. Football is not about one or two or three star players.
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.
Soccer is a game in which everyone does a lot of running around. Twenty-one guys stand around and one guy does a tap dance with the ball.