Athlete

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

My ambition with Al Ahli is to be an example for the local players. They must learn that professionalism is the path to success.

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.

As manager of Tianjin Quanjian every day, every week, I have to give our players everything I have.

The most imortant thing is to win.

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

Del Piero is like Raul in Spain, he is the number one.

People who know me would know that I take one battle at a time.

I don't drink or smoke.

After winning the World Cup and the European Footballer of the Year award too, I do not think I can ask for anything else.

I respect Messi a lot.

The national team has always lent its image to help Italy's problems over the years... The national team is more about uniting than dividing.

Cassano? His talent has never been in question, but his character has. As Italian captain and a big admirer I can only wish him to control his nerves better.

I love Forlan. He runs a lot, shoots with both feet, puts pressure on and he is intelligent and fast.

It's always good to win in the pre-season.

I would love to become the national team coach. I am aware that it is a tough job, but I spent 15 years with Italy. In my opinion, I have the right experience for this role and I know the environment very well too.

I like Mourinho a lot. He has a good relationship with fans, and he always takes responsibility for his players.

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

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

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?