El País is the most popular newspaper in Spain. They asked all the Spanish players the same Q&A questions for some time now and finally got to Xabi. Xabi was injured at the time and had to answer through email.
Not only he is a fantastically clever player, but Xabi is a brilliant and educated man. So down to earth and funny. How can anyone resist his charm?
Q: Can you recommend to me a food shack on the beach?
A: One on the beach of La Barrosa, in Cádiz.
Q: Would you ban bullfighting?
A: I’m not a fan.
Q: What gets on your nerves?
A: Bad manners.
Q: Do you know what a scrum is?
A: Something to do with rugby?
Q: Do you remember what was your first kiss like?
A: Yes, but that’s something too personal to talk about publicly.
Q: What do you play on Play?
A: I don’t play a lot.
Q: Nesquik or Cola Cao?
A: Nesquik.
Q: How many watches do you own?
A: About 10.
Q: What were your first boots like?
A: Adidas Beckenbauer.
Q: How long has it been since you went to the circus?
A: I don’t even remember.
Q: How long does the pregnancy of a whale last?
A: A year.
Q: Do you know who Katalinski was?
A: A Yugoslavian player that scored the goal that eliminated Spain in the classification for the 1974 World Cup.
Q: Where was Iribar born?
A: In Zarautz.
Q: Who did you ask for an autograph when you were a kid?
A: Julián Retegi, pelota player.
Q: Do you know who wrote Saber perder?
A: David Trueba.
Q: What is your dog’s name?
A: Lagun and Goku.
Q: Why have shows with midgets in the bullfighting ring in Zaragoza been prohibited?
A: No idea.
Q: Which player has kicked you the most?
A: Boateng.
Q: What do you think about the decision of the Constitutional Court on the Estatut [the Statute of Autonomy of Cataluña]?
A: There are a lot of opposing interests.
Q: What year did apartheid end?
A: In 1991.
Q: What was the name of Pippi Longstocking’s horse?
A: I don’t know.
Q: Have you been able to get a reservation at elBulli?
A: Yes, last summer. It was exceptional.
Q: What’s the last TV series you’ve become addicted to?
A: Dexter.
Q: If it weren’t for the World Cup, why would you go to South Africa?
A: To visit Cape Town.
Q: What does your town have that Johannesburg doesn’t?
A: The beach, everything just five minutes away, the txokos…
Q: How many years was Mandela imprisoned?
A: 27 years.
Q: Do you know what an Afrikaner is?
A: The Dutch colonists that came to South Africa.
Q: How many diapers have you changed in your life?
A: A lot.
Q: Does a lion or a hippo kill more people?
A: The hippo.
Q: Where is Ellis Park?
A: In Johannesburg.
Q: What is the World Cup ball called?
A: Jabulani.
Q: Why didn’t you win the porra of the team?
A: Because I take too many risks.
Q: Do you know where del Bosque was born?
A: In Salamanca.
Q: What position did Xabi Alonso’s father play?
A: I think I know this one. Midfielder.
Translated Source: http://conlaroja.wordpress.com (Originally from El País.)
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