"They knew what was happening to me. They heard the racism — and they just accepted it. The parents stayed quiet. The …"

"So I did. I stored my anger inside. I became numb to it."

"But when I heard those monkey noises in January 2013, all the pain, all the sadness — it all came out. I snapped. I d…"

"When players like [Gareth] Bale and [Cristiano] Ronaldo are worth around €100 million, Johan [Cruyff] would go in the…"

"We're facing the greatest challenge there is in football: to play against an Italian team that only needs a draw."

"Mkhitaryan fits us like an arse on a bucket. What he offers is exactly what we need."

"How do you explain to a blind person what colour is?"

"He likes having the ball, playing football, passes. It's like an orchestra. But it's a silent song. I like heavy metal."

"For me, football is the only thing more inspiring than the cinema. You wake up in the morning, and the magic was all …"

"It is not my sport. I don’t like winning with 80% [possession]. Sorry that is not enough for me. Fighting football, n…"