Diego Forlan

Competition keeps you young. It motivates you. It challenges your ego. Messi and Ronaldo have this with each other. ”

Ancelotti is one of the best coaches and has proved this by winning trophies. ”

Winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid and then reaching a semi-final of the World Cup is great. ”

A player always comes on to the pitch to give their best, and I cannot be criticized for my commitment, only for my performances. ”

I found it difficult when I first started to travel around the world as a footballer. Hotels go from places you are excited to stay in to places you get tired of pretty quickly. ”

I will never play in England again, but I still actually look back with fond memories at some moments. ”

Cristiano Ronaldo joined United a year after me. He was ultra-confident, with the talent to back it up. He was dedicated, too, and practised as hard as anyone after training. You could tell that he wanted to be a great player, the greatest. ”

The Japanese people and their country left a huge impression on my wife and I, and we found it difficult to say goodbye before moving back to South America. ”

Nobody comes back from a serious injury and is the same after a month or even three months. You should play in the reserves; you get your muscle back and regain your match rhythm. Psychologically, you need to build your confidence back up and you hope there are no complications. Even in a settled side, it's hard. ”

My compatriot Diego Godin is one of the best defenders in the world, good enough to play for any team in any league. ”