Quotes from Gabriel Batistuta

It's difficult to find gaps with 20 players in 20 metres.

I've always considered Florence as my girlfriend. I don't have to explain my love for this city.

For me, practice and discipline are the magic words to become big in any sport, especially soccer.

From my playing experience in Qatar, I know that it is a country and a region which will host a spectacular and passionate World Cup in 2022.

It would be spectacular if I could be the top scorer and win the World Cup with Argentina.

Having played in U.S.A. in 1994, in France in 1998, as well as the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan - the first on the Asian continent - I have witnessed the excitement and passion unleashed in those different parts of the world.

This is the World Cup, and you need all the elements in place: a good coach, luck, and a cohesive team unit are fundamental requirements.

I am preparing myself to leave football. I have always thought that once you get past 30, it is time to reflect on when you should go, and that is what I have done.

It is a great pleasure for me to take on this important role as bid ambassador for the Qatar 2022 Bid, which I believe represents an essential expansion of the FIFA ideals to a new part of the world.

If I ever leave Fiorentina, I would very much like to go to Manchester United because out of the three best teams in Europe - United, Lazio, and Barcelona - Manchester, in my opinion, is the best.

It's fun to have wingers that cross the ball for you, but when two intelligent No. 9s play together, they understand each other better than with the wingers.

It goes without saying that I love the game, the tactics, the training, and everything that happens on the pitch.

I received many offers - namely from Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Milan - but I preferred the tranquillity of playing for Fiorentina.

I love the game and everything that goes with actually playing. What I don't like so much are the interviews, the controversy, and all the external stuff.

I want to win the Italian league. That's why I said no to Manchester United.

English football is different: always on the attack. Although one thing is clear. The best football is the Italian.

All the best players wanted to come to Italy.

Messi is a player who can play in any team.

I want to expand my horizons and mix with different people.

Looking from the outside at English football, at Spanish football, it's more interesting, and they have the champions and the celebrities that they want to see. But with the passion that Italians have for football, the pride that they have, I don't think the game will stay that way.

You go around the world, and you say, 'I'm the top scorer for the Argentina national team.' I liked that.

My relationship with the national squad is a separate thing; I've always been lucky in that, for Argentina, I've always performed well, independently of what's been going on at any club.

England's is a very solid squad, but I can't name a particular player; a team is all the players, and they're good.

I want to broaden my horizons, speak a new language, meet new people, and experience a different culture.