We won the European Championship last September and now the world title. That is some year for French beach soccer! Now comes the hard part. We have to keep improving and that's difficult because it's tough to do better than winning a world title.

I know that I have a face, a look, people aren't used to seeing. A presence.

I always wanted to play against the best.

I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.

We knew that you don't get to be world champions without a struggle.

When you arrive in England for football it's a paradise.

I don't need to be involved with a game watched by millions of people to be fulfilled.

Football lost its excitement for me.

It is enjoyable to make things visible which are invisible.

Actually, I wanted to act even when I was still playing football.

I think life is a big game we play.

Sometimes you get submerged by emotion. I think it's very important to express it - which doesn't necessarily mean hitting someone.

I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club.

He who has regrets cannot look at himself in the mirror.

I don't want to go to Hollywood.

We can be eaten by techniques and forget what we have inside of us.

The revolution is really easy to do nowadays.

We all have common frailties but we need to treasure friends more.

I try to be honest.

It is unacceptable that people often have to make huge sacrifices just to find a place to live, a roof over their heads.

It's my country but I don't want to know about France - I was born there but I feel English.

The real fans of football come from the working class. Now they cannot afford to come and watch the game.

I don't take life so seriously... I can just play with life.

Even as a footballer, I was always being creative.

I want to look forward.

I think I have a sense of mischief and that I can laugh at myself.

My father's parents were from Sardinia and my mother's from Barcelona.

I have to wear clothes but I don't like to give an idea of what I am with clothes.

Being French, to me, is first and foremost being a revolutionary.

Some films I say no to and they end up working very well, but I don't care, I just want to do something exciting.

Being on stage isn't so tough compared to the football pitch.

I observe the world and the people surrounding me.

A home is crucial, the foundation of a stable family.

I think it's better to be involved in one or two movies a year.

Desire is important.

Great businessmen are creators.