David Villa

I don't like to criticise referees because I believe it is a very complicated job, and what they do is very beneficial for football.

I don't like to criticise referees, because I believe it is a very complicated job.

At the World Cup, most teams changed their style when they played us and maybe were more defensive. In the final, we didn't know if Holland were going to do the same, but the important thing was we beat them in the end.

I would like to praise all of my coaches, from Pep to the first I had as a kid, because all of them have helped make me who I am.

Football was much, much more than I hoped it would be. If I dreamed as a kid, I could never have foreseen such amazing things.

I started out playing football in the streets, playing barefoot like all the boys there - we didn't have the money for football boots.

I made good friends at all the teams I played for, but with the national team, we created a family. It was during years when we won many trophies, and we have a special relationship because of that. Together - Pepe, Torres, me, and others - we have something.

Unfortunately, in life, you have to make decisions based on so many things. I love watching the Premier League, and I've always had the opportunity to go, but a better offer always got in the way.

Looking back and thinking about the past and what I've done makes no sense - I'd like to keep achieving things. Then, when I retire, I will appreciate everything that's happened and everything I've achieved.

When I was eight, I went into a football school in my neighbourhood, and we played five a side on a little court.

Every one of my team-mates and every one working in the club wants to make things better. I'd like ask the public, the people who come to the games, to trust that we are working hard to improve. They shouldn't doubt things will get better if we all stay together.

It was a great time in my career, playing for Barcelona with the best players in the world, in the best team in the world at that moment. It was amazing for me. I can always say to anyone that I played at Barcelona with Messi, with Xavi, with Iniesta, with Pedro, with Pique. And we won a lot of trophies.