
Marcello Lippi, September 2011 http://www.espnstar.com/football/serie-a/news/detail/item683056/%22Zidane-is-greatest-football-player%22/
Marcello Lippi, manager of the World Cup-winning Italian team, 3 July 2006
Marcello Lippi, September 2011 http://www.espnstar.com/football/serie-a/news/detail/item683056/%22Zidane-is-greatest-football-player%22/
“I would give up five players to have Zidane in my squad.”
Cesare Maldini, 1998 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/jul/02/euro2000.sport2
“Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.”
Franz Beckenbauer, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5147908.stm.
Alex Ferguson 2003, http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/apr/08foot.htm
About
Edgar Davids, 2000 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4752511/Guardiola-books-his-chance-to-face-Zidane.html.
On Cristiano Ronaldo; reported in " Funniest ever footie quotes http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article891202.ece", TheSun.co.uk (March 8, 2008).
http://thepeoplesperson.com/2013/11/05/what-made-paul-scholes-so-special-30928/
Gordan Strachan
The Tonight Show, July 11th, 2006
French Bashing and Francophobia
Rivaldo, former Brazilian footballer currently playing for Bunyodkor.( Source http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/Kind=16/newsId=395064.html).
“England have lost their best player.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/paul-scholes-i-know-there-isnt-much-time-left-so-i-have-to-enjoy-it-799562.html
George Best, speaking about Scholes' decision to retire from international football