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Xavi Hernández Creus, a renowned Spanish footballer, was born on January 25, 1980. Known for his exceptional passing and ball control skills, he played for FC Barcelona and achieved great success during his career.

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“To me Paul is a role model. He is the best midfielder I've seen in the last 15 or 20 years.”

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“I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come up playing from the back : with the goalie, the defense, moving up a defender to midfield, playing attacking soccer. I think fans want to see that. They want to see beautiful soccer, a spectacle, and Barcelona does that.”

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“Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.”

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“Like so many of the players, I started at La Masia at the age of 11. I can't ever imagine not playing for Barcelona, let alone not playing soccer for a career. I don't ever want to play anywhere else.”

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“I like to read the papers. I make my living from football, and I like to know what's going on.”

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“Maybe one small regret is that I never got to play with Paul Scholes - but I was never going to leave Barcelona and he was never going to leave Manchester United.”

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“I would loved to have played with Scholes. He plays the game the way it should be played and at his peak he was the best midfield player in the world.”

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“Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams in history - Pele's Brazil, Cruyff's Ajax, Sacchi's Milan - but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best.”

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“Iniesta is easily Spain's most complete player. He has everything.”

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“I'm a footballing romantic just like Johan Cruyff. We like football that is attractive, attacking and easy on the eye. When you win playing like this it's twice as satisfying. I've always played attacking football: my footballing ideals are very clear and well defined. I've grown up at Barcelona with that style and that's the one I like. I think it's good to win like that, by taking the initiative right from the off.”

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“I pass and I move, I help you, I look for you, I stop, I raise my head, I look and, above all, I open up the pitch...The one who has the ball, is the master of the game...Thats the school of Joan Vilà, of Albert Benaiges, of Johan Cruijff, of Pep Guardiola”

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“Celtic, like Barcelona, are more than a football club. Our clubs are a symbol of a culture and community that has not always been made welcome in their respective countries.”

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“The atmosphere generated by the fans in Celtic's stadium for our visit was the most impressive I've ever witnessed. The grounds of Liverpool and Manchester United are good and the hostile feeling of playing against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu is also excellent, but the atmosphere against Celtic was the best.”

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“In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more.”

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“The way I see it, Messi is the best player in history. He is the one who changes the course of games; he's the best. There is no comparison in my view; he's the world number one and by a margin.”

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“I’d love to be faster. Physically I’m limited, but I’ve survived by using my head.”

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“If he continues like this then I think Messi will be the best player in the history of football.”

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“In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen - the most complete - is SCHOLES”

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“I liked the Paul Ince and Roy Keane partnership Manchester United had. They would have been my team had I moved to England.”

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“In futsal, you see whether a player is really talented. You notice the small details in quality, class and tactical understanding.”

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“Favourite stadium? I have good memories of my CL debut at Old Trafford, spectacular atmosphere. The Theatre of Dreams, as they say.”

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“Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the point? That's not football. Combine, pass, play. That's football - for me, at least.”

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“In football, the result is an impostor. You can do things really, really well but not win. There's something greater than the result, more lasting - a legacy.”

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“I'd love to play at Wembley. It's special for Barça - and for everyone in football.”

Play Special Football Barca

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“I don't actually watch many shows. I will either watch movies or football. I enjoy to watch games in the Premier League and will also watch movies a lot as well. That is how I relax.”

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“England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20 Champions Leagues, hahaha!”

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“I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.”

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“In England, footballers are respected more, the game is more noble, there's less cheating. Every Spaniard who goes loves it - and comes back a better player. If I had ever left it would have been to England.”

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“There are two types of football - there's physical football and football talent.”

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About the Author

Born: January 25, 1980
Known for: Footballer
Quotes: 29

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