Quotes About National team

It's an immense pride for me to be captain of the national team.

I had nightmares after being with the national team. You shouldn't have things like that.

I don't want to go back to the national team and play the hypocrite when some of them asked for me to be kicked out.

The elite footballers of one country meet at the national team and it's an honour for me to be among them.

The horizon is a little bit blocked with Didier Deschamps as manager. I respect his choices, but the French national team doesn't make me happy any more.

A national team is a reflection of its country's football, and both Brazil and Argentina have earned respect for what they've achieved.

All Spanish players want to play for the national team.

You always want to play for your national team whenever you can, so hopefully I can keep my form up and be in the picture.

I am lucky to get the ­opportunity to play for France and that alone is a huge motivation for me, whenever I go on the pitch.

I believe that, in principle, it is easier to get into the national team if you perform well at Bayern, compared to what the benefits of playing for other clubs are.

It was a privilege to enjoy the national team and be part of a group that gave so much to our country, wear the shirt with great people.

I consider it a privilege and duty to pass on the experience and knowledge I have accumulated in 20 years of experience at club and national team level with Bayern and Germany.

The England manager didn't think I was good enough, and as a professional, you have to take it. Sure, it was disappointing, but all you can do is carry on playing well for your club and hope it changes. Unfortunately, it didn't.

I will never close the door to the national team on anyone, but you also have to remember that in modern football, only players who are in peak physical condition can make the most of their technical abilities.

I played professional football for 21 years, captained four clubs in the Premier League and won 39 caps for my country.

All you can do when you are given a chance to play for England is to go out against whoever that opponent may be and do it very well. And if you do that, you get yourself in the forefront of the manager's mind.

When I started with the national team, it was made very clear I was going to be the backup to Christie Rampone and Rachel Buehler. So for the first few years, it was just me training my heart out and pushing those centerbacks to be the best they could be.

My goal is to play at Euro 2016 with France.

I decided to return because of Zidane. One day Zizou called me and asked if I'd be prepared to play for France again. I just laughed because I thought it was a wind up.

Obviously my strength is going up and down the wing - that's what has given me the opportunity to play for the national team and at Barcelona.

I wish to thank all fans who support me, but the others should be ashamed because I am a born winner and always played my heart out for the national team.

I will not play a farewell game with the national team. I would like to thank the federation for expressing an interest. But I prefer to leave football with an official match because I am not a fan of farewell games.

I would have definitely loved to have continued with the French national team. Having said that, perhaps when I left, it opened the doors of the national side for young talented players.

The only thing I want is the respect of the fans of Liverpool and the fans of the national team of Uruguay.