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It's good for Brazilian football to have idols, stars, big stars coming back to Brazilian clubs. The tournaments become much better, more interesting. Ze Roberto, Juninho Pernambucano, Ronaldinho Gaucho, and other players who have returned to Brazil strengthen the league and improve the tournaments.

To play along alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, or Franck Ribery is an honour for any footballer.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are phenomenal.

To be playing against people like Xavi and Iniesta is brilliant.

I played with the likes of Kelly Smith, Rachel Yankey, and Fara Williams - all these great players. Everybody knew who they were, and I was turning into one of these girls who were always my heroes.

When I first joined the team, I was playing with the likes of Mia Hamm, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett - all those big-time players. It was very intimidating. I had some of these players' posters on my wall growing up, and now I was able to play with them.

Messi and Ronaldo are certainly the best in the world. They are both unbelievable. I am very happy to be a contemporary of these geniuses.

Ronaldo and Messi, in particular, are above everybody else.

My ideal trident would be myself alongside Rooney and Messi. They are the players who make me dream - not Cristiano.

Roy Keane and Paul Scholes were unbelievable players. You cannot compare yourself to them. It is impossible. Scholes especially, I like him a lot, and I have a lot of respect for what he did for United.

Paolo Maldini and John Terry are two of the toughest men I have met on the field.

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they play on a different galaxy.

Paolo Maldini never won, but he was the best defender in the world. Gianluigi Buffon never won; he was the best goalkeeper in the world for many years. But this is the story of the Ballon d'Or.

The history of Brazil goes from Pele to Garrincha, Didi, Tostao, Gerson, then to all of us who followed them.

Lots of great players, like Zidane and Figo, are about the same age as me.