Quotes About Spain

I would love to play in Spain. It would be a dream to play there, as we are talking about the best league in the world.

Spain is such a competitive league, and for the players to give up La Liga, it's such a tough decision.

I'm always proud to wear the colours of Spain.

Obviously, Spain is my home, and I have everything here - family, friends - but I'm very happy in England, with the way of life we have and with English football.

I have lived with a lot of racism in Spain. Unfortunately, I have had to learn to deal with it.

There was an offer from Tottenham when I was leaving Spain to go to Milan, and at the time, I chose to go to Milan because of their history and tradition in the world of football.

Spain are certainly one of the best teams in the world.

With my quality, I feel I can bring a lot to a team that I will join. I want to show it in the big leagues: England, Italy, Spain, Germany, and France.

For me, it is all about the bigger picture and what is right for England. I haven't enjoyed watching us play in all our games, but away in Germany, against Spain and Germany at home, I've enjoyed the performance.

Spain started to generate a very good playing style from Pep Guardiola's arrival at Barcelona.

I owe everything to Spain - that's where I learned to write, to read, and to play football.

I think it's a thing in France, and I think you see it a little bit in Spain with Atletico: the countries and the cities just absolutely love their football. It's not because they're just marketing geniuses; it's because they've made it simple.

When I went to Spain two years ago, I only knew three Valencia players. I didn't know anything about La Liga, and within six months, I knew everything. I was speaking another language and knew everything about the game, so I am a fast learner.

I was in Spain, with Mallorca and Getafe, which were exceptional experiences.

I know Spain football very well, because I've always been interested in it, even after I left Spain.

I have eight years of experience in Spain.

The difference in economic potential between clubs in Italy, those in England, or the big two in Spain is very high.

I feel really proud of my career - more here in England than in Spain. There are different mentalities. Here the people respect you.

I was called up for Spain against France, my international debut, and it was said that I had gastroenteritis when I had an anxiety attack. But no one wants to talk about that. Football's not interested.

In Spain, there's a lot more publicity.

In England, you might have a possession game of six v. six, and it's like headless chickens: people running around everywhere just trying to keep the ball and be strong in tackles. But in Spain, you always stay in your position. You're still in your shape for every drill.

Obviously, culturally, England's style of play is a lot more direct and physical. In Spain, they're a lot more patient, and they have the ball a lot more.

Representing Spain is very important.

I'd always had this romantic idea, ever since I've been writing scripts, that I would travel one day and pull up stumps, as we say in Australia. It's a cricket reference. You can Google it. Pull up stumps in some country like Italy or Spain and do my little Truman Capote thing.