Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents.

When Messi gets the chance to go one against one, he is very difficult to stop on his own.

When you have results, you can make a difference, and when you make a difference, you can win the Ballon d'Or.

You cannot always blame others if things go wrong.

I love Paul Pogba.

If you concede early against a quality team, you have to play more openly - and can get picked off.

The best day of my career was probably winning the World Cup!

Both Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic are classy players, top midfielders. They play for Real Madrid and Barcelona. That tells you everything.

One day I'd like to show what I can do as a coach in Germany. But I won't bend over backwards for a job in the Bundesliga and lock myself in my house for 24 hours just to win other people's approval.

As a player, you'd rather be up against Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern. Big clubs. Great atmosphere. Real excitement.

I've played at five World Cups, including one in the U.S. where the distances between the stadiums were also big.

Andres Iniesta is the magic man, not just for Barcelona but also for Spain.

To speak of Mexico '86, I can make it short and speak only of Maradona. I never saw a player who dominated a World Cup like he did in '86.

Nobody needs to talk about the history of Manchester United because everybody knows it.

I'm actually a very simple person. A very normal man.

People talk about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but you need an Iniesta to win the big titles.

Maradona, yes! Diego was very fast, with good skills and brilliant dribbling. Many players are fast but cannot control the ball, but he was amazing.

I was certainly no Maradona. I was a very fast player. When I saw a space, I used it. When I went past somebody, he didn't catch up with me again. I was a player who came with a run-up. What Maradona could see in a small space, I saw over long distances.

I live in Budapest and saw how the football helped the Hungarian people to be happy.

As I always say - you have no feelings when you are on the pitch. You are there to play, to give the best for your team.

I am a very, very lucky player, a privileged player.

When my kids ask me, 'What did you do when you were 18?' I will tell them I was already at Paris Saint-Germain, that I was already a star and had to stay at home. I'll have my stories about home.

When you retire, people don't look at how good you became. They look at what you've won. We remember the winners.

In terms of evolution, I think that for me, it's all about titles. That's what you become world-renowned for, what you've won, and not just the growth you've had on the pitch.