The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injur….

Whenever I was on the pitch, I always tried to win..

It is a game before a product, a sport before a market, a show before a business..

I was never a prisoner to my footballing status..

What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange..

For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time..

In any case, you can't turn back the clock..

Some games you win, some you lose, and some you draw..

A football team represents a way of being, a culture..

The street is the best way to become a good footballer..

Footballing qualities can be developed, but Stoichkov is a player with character and inborn talent. I've seen him produce fantastic plays even from i….

Messi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations..

I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals..

I began by playing for the biggest club in the Lorraine region, went on to the biggest club in France and ended up with the biggest in the world..

You know, my role as Vice Chairman is a lot less tiring than playing matches every three days..

I gave everything in my career so I have no regrets at all..

What differences were there between Maradona and Platini?.

If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three..

The most skillful is Thierry Henry, he has impressed me the most. He's played a great tournament(Euro '00). He has the pace of Anelka, and the sense ….

We were the best team in the world: European champions in 1984, we qualified without a hitch and 86 was to be the swan song for a very experienced si….

Beckham in Paris will certainly be good for shopping. I love this player but he is not the footballer he was. And if he comes to Paris now it will be….