Bobby Moore Quotes

Ronaldinho is the biggest idol in football for me. I like him a lot.

It's difficult to talk about Pele because I didn't see him.

Of course Cristiano - what he has done over the last 15 years in football - is probably one of the best players ever in the history of football, so no comparison to him.

Those who know Neymar know his great quality and how special he is. And I insist again, we have to take care of players like that; they illuminate football. It's players like him that make football have any sense.

Playing with Messi, who is the best player in the world, would be great.

Maradona, I think, is not a football player but he's something different. He was unbelievable.

There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen - me or Pele. Everyone would say me.

Dennis Bergkamp is, in my eyes, still 'The Master'. The fact that he never won the Champions League, the European Championship, or the World Cup does not take anything away from his greatness as a player.

I was lucky to see Di Stefano, on the pitch, in person. He was a winner, as is Raul.

Messi, even if technically is same or more, he doesn't have more charisma than Maradona had.

When the list is made of the all-time best players, Totti will certainly be in there. I really believe he will be remembered as one of the greats.

Maradona is Maradona, that's indisputable, but he doesn't play anymore. He stopped playing a long time ago.

In football, the hero and legend status is given out far too easily for me.

I can't be compared to Pele. I need to do so much more to be compared to Pele. Pele is fantastic. And he's unique.

It's brilliant for me to even be considered as being a player who could become as good as Duncan Edwards was.

Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.

I have met him a few times. What can I say - Maradona is one of the best players in football history.

I never saw Pele, but I watched Maradona, for seven years I saw every game. He's not one of the best, he's the best.

There will never be another Ronaldo 'Fenomeno.'

Cristiano is one of the best players of all-time - there's no doubt about it.

Ronaldinho - he was one of my idols.

There are people you can say you have seen play, such as Pele or Maradona. But Messi is unique, out on his own, and is going to make history. I can say I saw Messi play.

Growing up watching the Premier League, the person with the most presence was Gilberto Silva. He was everywhere in Brazil. His matches were always televised. He was the main figure I was following in the Premier League.

Maradona was absolutely the best player I ever played with.

Football will never see another Alessandro Del Piero.