If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three.
It is a game before a product, a sport before a market, a show before a business.
I began by playing for the biggest club in the Lorraine region, went on to the biggest club in France and ended up with the biggest in the world.
The street is the best way to become a good footballer.
Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.
I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good players around but I think I was the best at that time.
For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time.
At times like that it's difficult to remember what's at stake, that history is in the making. As a player you feel so cut off sometimes, it can be tough... Which is why it is an enormous advantage to play at home.
At Euro '92 itself, we bowed out to the eventual winners, Denmark, in our final group match.
I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals.
