"I think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals."

"My main doubt is whether he has the sufficient greatness as a person to justify being honoured by a worldwide audience."

"If he thinks he's the best player of the century that's his problem."

"It was the first serious relationship I had after separating from my wife Rose. Xuxa was 15, still a virgin and had a boyfriend who she fought with. Xuxa's father gave me permission to go out with her. I didn't like virgins so I told her to sort her 'problem' with her boyfriend. Then, after a little while, we became 'friends' and started going out frequently."

"It was with a homosexual, I was barely 14 years old. But let's be fair, I wasn't the only one who did it. He was a man in Bauru that all our team visited."