My thoughts on Balotelli? He's the kind of player who infuriates me. I was not born a footballer like him. I achieved what I did because of all the hard work I put in. I had to make sacrifices.
— Gabriel Batistuta
I've always liked England.
I do not like football. It is just my profession.
I know perfectly well that in football, you have good times, and you have bad times.
Messi is a player who can play in any team.
It goes without saying that I love the game, the tactics, the training, and everything that happens on the pitch.
All the best players wanted to come to Italy.
I never said I was going to play for Boca but rather that, if I went back to Argentina to play, I would do so for only one team, and that's Boca.
I felt terrible when I went to Roma because I hadn't fulfilled the expectations of the Florentines.
The Islamic culture is a question mark for many people across the world, but Qatar opens its doors to supporters all over the world so they can learn from this old culture.
England's is a very solid squad, but I can't name a particular player; a team is all the players, and they're good.
I love the game and everything that goes with actually playing. What I don't like so much are the interviews, the controversy, and all the external stuff.
My family grew up in Florence. There I became what I am now, and those are things that cannot be forgotten.
I lived and breathed football. Now I have difficulty walking because of that: because I gave much more than I actually had to give.
English football is different: always on the attack. Although one thing is clear. The best football is the Italian.
I've always considered Florence as my girlfriend. I don't have to explain my love for this city.
My relationship with the national squad is a separate thing; I've always been lucky in that, for Argentina, I've always performed well, independently of what's been going on at any club.
Personally, I can't take the blame for what politicians did in 1982. I can't take on some kind of revenge or change history. I want to beat England because I want to win every game I play, but not because we went to war in 1982 or because we played against each other in 1998.
I wasn't that excited about football when I was young, but it did become my passion.
Looking from the outside at English football, at Spanish football, it's more interesting, and they have the champions and the celebrities that they want to see. But with the passion that Italians have for football, the pride that they have, I don't think the game will stay that way.
