I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me.

I'm a big fan of old boots.

I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side.

As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.

To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country.

Maths is done differently from what I was taught when I was at school.

Some people think that I haven't got the brains to be that clever.

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.

I don't have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It's something I love doing.

I've heard some of Victoria's new album and it's frightening.

My secret is practice.

Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.

The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps.

I love football and I love winning, and when things aren't going right I get annoyed.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

He was a quiet man, Eric Cantona, but he was a man of few words.

I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not.

Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.

People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.