Of course I'm flattered to be compared to Pele, but Pele only left the playing fields after scoring 1,000 goals and I'm just getting started.

I'm flattered to be compared to (J.K.) Rowling because I think she's done an incredible amount for readers and fantasy. I'm a huge fan of hers, ... But the story and the world that I write about is completely different from Hogwarts and present-day Britain.

I am not Pele or Maradona

I think that the scoring line flattered them a bit, but having said that, we've played about five very good games in a row and this was not one of them. I think it's definitely a step backwards. We've been making progress as a young group and we stopped making progress last night. We did ourselves an injustice.

It obviously bothers people when Real Madrid win. It makes them jealous. There isn't a level playing field.

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.