Gabriel Batistuta

It is a great pleasure for me to take on this important role as bid ambassador for the Qatar 2022 Bid, which I believe represents an essential expansion of the FIFA ideals to a new part of the world. ”

My family grew up in Florence. There I became what I am now, and those are things that cannot be forgotten. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I never enjoyed being the star-man because as soon as you become the focal point of the team, you assume an extra burden of responsibility. ”