“I arrived in Portugal being very creative, very technical. Finally at ...” — Deco Quote

I arrived in Portugal being very creative, very technical. Finally at Porto, Santos showed me the way and convinced me that I had to work for the team, to improve defensively.

It wouldn't be normal if a European champion wasn't one of the favourites to win the World Cup.

I was born in Brazil and grew up playing futsal on the streets. It's where I picked up the skills that laid the foundation for my success on the international stage and served me well throughout my career.

I knew I could naturally get to play for Brazil, I always believed in my football.

It is horrible being injured.

Remember daydreams? No, of course you don't. How could you? Three new text messages have just arrived, and another three, in a moment, will go out.

'Interview' created indelible images of Pop Art that arrived on people's doorsteps every month.

I knew Chelsea had made some offers while I was at Shakhtar so when I eventually arrived here, after a short spell with Anzhi Makhachkala, it was amazing. Having David Luiz, Oscar and Ramires here when I joined was very important for me because they helped me a lot with the language and inside the club, so it was very helpful.

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.