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Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport.

The World Cup is a truly International event.

To participate in a World Cup is a great honour and achievement. I've played in three World Cups. The whole world watches you during a World Cup and expects you to play innings to win games for your country.

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

It is an honor to be on the cover of this game because the World Cup is such a big thing around the world. My kids are really quite impressed so that's fun.

If you want to win the World Cup, you need to play against the best national teams in the world.

The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup.

The World Cup is a very complicated tournament - six games, seven if you make it to the final - and maybe if you lose one game you're out, even if you're the best.

The important thing for me was that the World Cup should travel round the world.

The World Cup must remain the number one competition, because it is our only source of money and, with that money, we can develop football in the whole world.