Andrea Pirlo

Messi is always compared to Maradona, but he needs to win the World Cup because if you don't win the World Cup,…

— Andrea Pirlo

People compare me to Verratti, and I do really like him, but we have very different playing styles.

— Andrea Pirlo

Swearing's my release. It's the one weapon I have to defend myself against destiny when it elects to strike without pity.

— Andrea Pirlo

As a player, you just want to be at a club where you can achieve everything you want to.

— Andrea Pirlo

One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They…

— Andrea Pirlo

I've always been able to play for the love of the sport.

— Andrea Pirlo

Until I was 30 years old, my body was used to my routine of eating pasta every single day.

— Andrea Pirlo

I'm a bit of a wandering gypsy on the pitch.

— Andrea Pirlo

There are always lessons to be found in the darkest moments. It's a moral obligation to dig deep and find that little…

— Andrea Pirlo

I've never told anyone, but my ambition is to become the leading all-time scorer of free kicks in Serie A.

— Andrea Pirlo

I think MLS is as important as any of the national leagues.

— Andrea Pirlo

I'd have considered myself fortunate to be coached by Guardiola because he really puts his stamp on teams. He builds them, moulds…

— Andrea Pirlo

One part of my job I'll never learn to love is the pre-match warm-up. I hate it with every fibre of my…

— Andrea Pirlo

Do I regret leaving Milan? I decided I needed a change. I needed to find new ideas, and that was the best…

— Andrea Pirlo

Before every match, I eat pasta with tomato and chicken breast a few hours beforehand. In the hottest months, I choose to…

— Andrea Pirlo

I don’t feel pressure … I don’t give a toss about it. I spent the afternoon of Sunday, 9 July, 2006 in…

— Andrea Pirlo

As the years go by, you have to realise when it is the right time to do something different.

— Andrea Pirlo

I am extremely lucky - I met Antonio Conte. I had so many coaches to compare him to, and he is the…

— Andrea Pirlo

Messi is the best player in the world; he is amazing.

— Andrea Pirlo

It would actually be a dream way to end my time in Turin, by winning the Champions League.

— Andrea Pirlo

After the wheel, the best invention is the PlayStation.

— Andrea Pirlo

Not to feel important, be important - that's the most important thing.

— Andrea Pirlo

Being a philosopher is to think, seek wisdom, and have principles that guide and influence what you do. It's to give meaning…

— Andrea Pirlo

If I look in the mirror when I get up or before going to bed at night, I see a man of…

— Andrea Pirlo

Right from the moment I arrived at Juve, I could immediately sense the club's will to win, the determination to go as…

— Andrea Pirlo