Paolo Maldini

I got the chance to play the sport that I love, which was football, successfully for 25 years. Life has been great for me.

My father instilled in me the need to behave correctly on and off the pitch.

It's funny that as soon as I retired from international football, Italy won the World Cup.

If you only sign the players of one FIFA agent, sometimes you can make the deal, sometimes you can't.

Galliani is a great leader but can't understand players.

I will not play a farewell game with the national team. I would like to thank the federation for expressing an interest. But I prefer to leave football with an official match because I am not a fan of farewell games.

I think Milan lack a bit of renovation and planning for the future. Too often, they focused only on the present, particularly after the 2007 Champions League triumph.

Bringing in innovation and youth is not a bad thing: it is a courageous choice.

Sometimes when you have difficulties qualifying, you can still go and play a good World Cup.

We are glad not only to bring a professional soccer team to Miami but also to support all of its communities through our social responsibility commitment.

Miami has been my second home for 15 years, so I look forward to spending more and more time here as co-owner of Miami FC, giving my enthusiastic contribution for its success.

Liverpool are a team that have no fear.

I have great respect for the Premier League, but why leave Milan? I've got everything I want here.

I love sport, and I play to keep myself fine in the mind, because it helps there.

Ahead of a semi-final, there is always the same buzz. You know you are very close to reaching the final, but there is no way you can relax because then you will be punished.

Even though I am not going to coach in the future, if I had to pass on a recommendation, it would be to base your game on having a strong defence.

Milan has no reservations signing veteran players and has always taken into account the image and communication factors.

Liverpool are a team that is essentially very defensive; caution is at the heart of their game.

Once Liverpool go ahead, they are dangerous because it becomes hard to find space to break them down, especially if you are not playing all that brilliantly.

In the Champions League, you can focus on a single game and play in exactly the style you need.

To compete with the great teams in Europe, you have to invest money. There is no other way to reach that kind of level.

In the 1990s, we had seven great teams - Milan, Inter, Juventus, Parma, Lazio, Roma, Fiorentina. If you look at the players, they were great players, but there was some crazy investment, and some teams went bankrupt, like Parma and Lazio.

San Siro is a historic stadium. It's nice, but it doesn't offer comfort.

I was fortunate enough to be with Milan for 25 splendid years. When I arrived, I found a great foundation to build a great club.

I'm not working in football. Basically, I'm a father with two kids and taking some time for myself. I played for 25 years, and I believe I need some space for myself.