I like it in Manchester. I thought it was going to be much colder, but it is not too bad. And my wife and son are happy here, too.

I owe my life to my father. I remember that my first Christmas present was a ball. In the district where we lived, there weren't many kids who had one.

I like tricks; I like to dazzle. Dribbling and leaving your opponent on his backside is what life is for. If I achieve what I want to, then I'll mark a distinct era in football. I'm the Che Guevara of modern soccer.

I'm adapting quite well to English football with the same will I've always had.

I worked in an office for eight years, so I know what it's like to slog through for money, but now to be able travel the world and sing to so many people, it's a complete dream come true.

To me, it's impolite to go out shopping with no money.

If they can't suck money out of the Hamptons, a candidate really has to throw in the sponge.

Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It's almost always the wrong response.