You watch the game, you don't see Busquets. You watch Busquets, you see the whole game..

Messi or Ronaldo? I prefer Messi because he is more of a street player..

The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew the stadiums, the atm….

I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many years now realise we must protect it….

A leader is admired, a boss is feared..

I realised that the political context had got worse since the 2010 World Cup. I tried to ignore it but I wanted, as a national coach - you may call t….

Technically he is perfect and he plays so naturally, almost without effort. It's like when Roger Federer plays tennis, he barely sweats..

As with Cesc Fabregas, some players who go and play for foreign clubs improve on a cultural level. It makes them grow on many levels; intellectually,….

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You ….

No one knows anything about economics. It's the great lie of the economists. By contrast in football people might have contrasting opinions, each of ….

I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates..

The certainty that our football, the football of Spain, is recognised, that's very important to us - perhaps more important than the successes and th….

Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement..

Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat, to look after what is o….

Football has an important role to play in society. Players should have a sense of social responsibility, have a moral dimension to them which shows u….

I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain..

We must look after football and to do what it is necessary to bring to the game the best ethical values and personal behaviour..

If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets..

We are in a world that is quite extremist and extremism makes more noise. Normality does not sell..