Massimiliano Allegri Quotes

I never expected to win Young Player or Player of the Season because there is some fantastic competition - Ruben Neves at Wolves, James Maddison at Norwich, and Tom Cairney here at Fulham. To win those two awards is a special feeling.

The end goal is to become FIFA Women's Player of the Year.

I think these awards are always nice for a player but they also reflect well on the club. It shows that Arsenal's performance have been noted all around the world and it helps by having so many good players around me.

Winning titles plays a big role in the Ballon d'Or race.

You have to give the Ballon d'Or to the best player in the world at that time. Any differences between what the players are like as individuals should not affect who is chosen for a personal award.

Iniesta deserved to win the Ballon d'Or. To win it, you have to be lucky that the attackers have not done so well. If Messi and Ronaldo score 50 or 60 goals, they will always give it to them.

Anything like having a good season at home for the club, or going as far as you can and having a great Champions League, has its repercussions when it comes to the Balon D'Or winner.

The Ballon d'Or doesn't interest me any more.

The Ballon d'Or has never been something that I've missed.

There are many great players to have won the adidas Golden Ball Award, and it is a great privilege to receive this award and be part of this select group of players.

I would like to win the Ballon d'Or for women. But every top professional should have that ambition.

I've been Offensive Player of the Week. I've been Offensive Player of the Month.

If the Ballon d'Or was fair, Xavi would have won five or six. He deserves all the respect in the world.

As for the (Ballon d'Or) criteria, I'm not really sure how it works. Sometimes it's a World Cup year, sometimes it isn't. Let them vote. For me, there is no doubt as to who is the best, year after year.

Only one thing can stop Luis Suarez from being voted as the Players' Player of the Year... his fellow players.

Messi won 3 Ballons d'Or and is competing for another one. He will be the best player in the world until he retires.

I don't need the Ballon d'Or to know I'm the best. It matters more to some players

The Heisman - it would be a privilege and an honor to receive that award, but at the end of the day, I want to be the best I can be at my position and for my team.

I've been relegated at Hull, but to make a World Cup squad and reach an FA Cup semi-final at Hull is something I am really proud of.

The Ballon d'Or is a subjective matter.

Gary Neville said he thought it was a waste of time playing for England because he has not won anything. I kind of understand where he is coming from. But the players we have here, a lot of them have won things and have the attitude that we need to win.

Nigeria is a great footballing nation and deserves to assume her rightful place in Africa and world football and I am keen to be part of a team that achieves this goal.

I came to Watford to play in the Premier League and stand out.

The Heisman is often a career award. Chris Weinke, Michael Vick, Eric Crouch and Drew Brees have all had a more than one great year.

I want to be Defensive Player of the Year.