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Xavier Hernández Creus (Catalan: [ˈ(t)ʃaβi ərˈnandəz ˈkɾɛws] Spanish: [ˈtʃaβj erˈnandeθ ˈkɾeus]; born 25 January 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatari club Al Sadd SC. He is known for playing for the Spain national team and Barcelona.

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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.

Actually, Football, Games, League, Premier, Relax

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.

Final, Gets, Player, Seen, Strong, Years

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

Complete, Everything, Iniesta, Player, Spain

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

Football, Make, Paper, Papers, Read

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

Class, Notice, Player, Quality, Talented, Understanding

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.

Comparison, Games, Margin, Player, Views

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

Football, Physical, Talent, Two

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

Benaiges, Games, Help, Moving, Pitch, School

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

Faster, Head, Love, Survived, Using

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.

Ball, Football, Pass, Play, Team

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

Midfielder, Role, Role Models, Roles, Seen, Years

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.

Cares, Movie, Place, Soccer, Summer, Vacation

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.

Barcelona, Leave, Play, Regret, Scholes, United

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

England, Manchester, Partnership, Paul, Roy, Team

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.

Cruyff, Past, Player, Team, Years

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.

Atmosphere, Feelings, Grounds, Manchester, Real, Stadium

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

Atmosphere, Dream, Memories, Old

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

Barca, Everyone, Football, Play, Special

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

Central, Lasts, Midfielder, Midfielders, Years

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

Football, Like, Player, Think, Thinking

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