I respect Messi a lot.

I don't drink or smoke.

I've always been strong physically and I think for a player what happens off the field is even more important.

I consider Zidane to be an amazing player who has written football history.

Messi is top but Maradona is another world.

If the opportunity came to manage Al Ahli then why not? I would also like to one day coach one of the globe's great teams such as Italy, Real Madrid or Juventus.

When I first arrived at Napoli, I was the ball boy, which meant that I got to watch as the legends trained. Then, once I joined the youth team as a young teenager, I was a midfielder just like Tardelli.

I didn't start out wanting to be a defender. Who would want to be in the back-line after having watched striker Paolo Rossi score six goals in the 1982 World Cup?

I watch every game in the Premier League and I like the ambience and culture of football in England.

In my career, Diego Maradona had the biggest influence on me.

I have always been a Napoli fan, but the choice to move to Dubai is the right one.

Real Madrid? I don't have any nostalgia or bitterness.

If you have Messi or Ronaldo you start the game 1-0 up.

I have thought about moving to Dubai for a while. It's a city that I love.

Someone who signs a contract must respect it.

Of course, we all know Italy is an amazing country. We have stunning coastlines and a scenic countryside. We have a climate that allows us to spend a lot of time outdoors. We have fashion, we have food. But life in Italy is so good that sometimes we tend to rest on our laurels.

Juventus in Italy are like Real Madrid in Spain, when you enter the team it feels different.

When you win the World Cup, you start to become a legend - for the people around the world, you are different.

My parents every day said, 'Ah, it's better you go to school, it's very important for your future.' But inside myself, I said: 'I think the good way is follow the football.'

Juve have allowed me to show my worth, it has provided me with a challenge that has motivated me.

I like the Klopp mentality but at the same time, I like the Pep culture about football because always we need intensity with and without the ball.

Big or short, for me what was important was to win the game with my team.

You know I was a ball boy at the Italy v. Argentina semi-final in Naples in 1990 and playing in a World Cup final is something every child dreams about.

I think to reach a Champions League final isn't easy, whether it's in Europe or Asia.