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Football interviews you won't find in any magazine

Lucas Piazon

Lucas Piazon

"I would be a sea animal. Maybe a dolphin, always on the beach, not worrying about anything, enjoying the good life..."

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Nemanja Vidic

"I have my idols but they are never defenders! They are always forwards or midfielders; they are more attractive than defenders..."
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Kevin Keegan

"If Newcastle sold Cabaye, they'd definitely be in relegation trouble"
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Sebastien Bassong

Colman's is the best mustard - and that’s not because I’m playing for Norwich, it’s all about the taste!"
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Juan Seba Veron

"Maradona called us to his hotel room: 'I have a present for you...'"
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Arsene Wenger

"Over the past two years we’ve lost Robin van Persie, Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. That’s a lot of potential, so of course that is a worry. They all left at the wrong time!"
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Kieran Gibbs

"Wenger has an eye for noticing the potential in promising players. He has a reputation for signing players for a modest fee and turning them into great players..."
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Santi Cazorla

"The objective is to obtain a piece of silverware so that the Arsenal fans can enjoy the sensation of winning again..."
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Liam Brady

"Arsene plays the way I played, so we're very compatible. We need the young players to be familiar with the current system because the manager might come to me and ask if there’s anyone ready for the first team."
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Lucas Leiva

"In the beginning Jamie Carragher's accent was very difficult. Now I find myself using scouse expressions, like 'la' and 'ta'..."
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Andrew Cole

"When you score a goal anything can happen - you never know exactly what you’re going to do!"
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Suso

"Our tactical system is very similar to Spanish teams. That’s all down to the coach"
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Dion Dublin

"Having known the Villa fans well, they do lose their sense of humour very quickly..."
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Gianfranco Zola

"Mark Hughes was a surprise – I didn't think he wanted to be a manager..."
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Riccardo Montolivo

"AC Milan can win the Champions League. We are second to no one in Italy or the rest of Europe"
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Sergio Aguero

"The goal and the title was for them. They suffered with us all season. It was such a joyous moment"
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Hulk

"It is a huge achievement that Chelsea want me to play for them"
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Louis Saha

"I stopped writing because my missus dropped some coffee on the computer and I lost 80 pages!"
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Cristiano Ronaldo

"I want to be in the first page of history, the same as Maradona and Pele..."
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Aurelien Chedjou

"I hope I will have the chance in my career to play some Premier League matches because for me, today, it is the best championship in the world"
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Joe Hart

"I just chuck the chicken on the pizza and throw it down my neck"
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Juan Mata

"Every training session we have players like Xavi, Iniesta, Silva and Fabregas. It's wonderful being able to play with them..."
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Didier Ovono

"I found the winters hard when I left Africa. It was so cold! People kept saying, "Don't worry – just put on another jumper"
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Jonathan Pitroipa

"When we play against the Ivory Coast it always feels like a derby match. The supporters want us to avoid defeat at all cost"
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Kader Mangane

"Demba Ba is outstanding – we're proud of what he is doing in England"
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Asamoah Gyan

"If I hadn’t been a footballer I would have been a singer. My parents thought I was going to be a musician..."
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Yaya Toure

"Kolo is a fantastic guy. He is a good man: he always works and he always tries to be at the best level. He is a pure example to me..."
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John Terry

I think other countries are very different to us, but in this country the international captaincy is held in very high esteem
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Theo Walcott

"There’s a lot of competition at international level, so you’ve always got to play well and get in the face of the manager"
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Andy Carroll

"When I train with England I am looking up at Peter Crouch. It’s not very often I look up to people!"
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Cesc Fabregas

"Guardiola is my hero. He has always been my hero since I was young. I always watched him play..."
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Joey Barton

"When I overstep that boundary I get in trouble. I've had to work hard over the last few years to try and stay on that even keel..."
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Wade Barrett

"I could win Wrestlemania, but I'd prefer Preston staying up"
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Cesc Fabregas

Handball! The Arsenal captain reveals his love of basketball – and the famous jugglers he's already met...
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Martin Tyler

"I wrote the match reports for the university paper. It at least meant I got a proper mention every week!"
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Jeff Stelling

"I had the top button of my shirt undone and the paint was peeping out. It looked as if I'd been knifed..."
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Rickie Lambert

"Obviously if we can get one over on Portsmouth along the way, that would be even better..."
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Jimmy Greaves

"Crouch in my mind has to be number one on the team sheet given his goalscoring record. I don’t understand why there is even speculation over that..."
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Gary Pallister

"If I get beat, I have to play again and again until I win. They always ask: “Why do you hate losing so much, Dad?”
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Peter Shilton

"Goalkeepers should be solid and secure first, and then brilliant second..."
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Howard Webb

“It’s about making the spectacle for players and fans all the better and I’d recommend anybody to take it up and give it a go”
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Shaun Wright-Phillips

"I’m pretty handy, although I’m not really one for slam dunks – I can only just about reach the net!"
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Joe Corrigan

"England shouldn’t be relying on one game to qualify for a major championship..."
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Fabio Capello

"If all players are fit for the World Cup we can beat all the teams..."
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Guus Hiddink

"Whatever formation you end up playing, it is always a question of what you do as a team and how individuals interact..."
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Tevez on Maradona

"Diego, for all Argentinians, is God. And he always will be.”
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Glenn Hoddle

"Gazza was a funny, funny guy, he was great around the camp for team spirit, that is why it was very sad not to take him to France '98..."
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Wayne Rooney

"The great history of this shirt makes wearing it feel even better”
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Cesc Fabregas

"Theo Walcott will be one of the best players in the world in three years..."
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Sir Tom Finney

"I remember beating Portugal 10-0 in Lisbon. And they were meant to be good..."
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Mark Noble

"I was holding up the Play-Off Winners’ trophy and Don Hutchinson pulled down my trousers in front of 25,000 people..."
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Patrick Vieira

"Serie A is less pleasure, more business. It feels more like going to work, rather than going to enjoy yourself like at Arsenal..."
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Ian Rush

"The best way to score? Never be afraid to miss"
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Gary Lineker

"I could have been dropped for the Poland game at the 1986 World Cup. I might never have played for England again."
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Paul Gascoigne

“My eyes filled up. My mind had gone”
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Afonso Alves

"To premiere with the Seleção shirt at Wembley was an indescribable emotion. It was fantastic to play in a stadium that is a cathedral of world football..."
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Kerry Dixon

"It’s going to be very hard to dislodge Anelka the way he’s scoring goals and getting on the end of thing..."
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Peter Schmeichel

"The introduction of a winter break would have an enormously positive effect in this country."
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Frederic Kanouté

“I’m a more intelligent footballer now”
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Craig Johnston

"I wrote the Anfield Rap. I still get a royalty cheques for sums like £1.27"
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Les Ferdinand

"Tony Adams was the toughest defender I ever faced"
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