Quotes About Football

Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world... so far, nothing has come to me, because if anything comes, it comes to my manager.

I have admired Jurgen Klopp for a long time because his teams play fantastic football, and he is a fantastic person.

It is always tough, always difficult playing against Klopp's teams.

Teams do not make their debut in the first XI - individuals do - but it is the team that enables the individual to get the best out of himself. Football IQ, I call it, understanding roles and the team structure.

If you look at Barcelona and the way they press high, or Bayern Munich, the way they press high... that's what makes them the best teams, because when they lose the ball, in the first three seconds, that's when they get the ball back, really, really high.

It is really nice to play in the Champions League, because we play against the best teams and the best competition in Europe.

There was an option to sign for Barcelona and other teams before I moved to Madrid.

Liverpool is one of the best teams in the world - everybody can see that - and now we have to do it on the pitch.

I had the chance to go to Manchester United and other teams in the Premier League.

I played in England for a year and a half, and I know how English teams play - very well.

I don't really believe in bogey teams. The results might just be a coincidence, but we need to make sure the same thing doesn't happen at Wembley.

It's true, I had a lot of offers from very good teams, but I decided Juventus because I think the project is very big, and they have very big aims, and I want to be a part of the big project here.

The big teams are about the Champions League.

Mourinho's teams work especially hard, all the players. He has a special, winning mentality, so it is always difficult to face teams that Mourinho manages.

Chelsea are one of the most exciting teams in the Premier League.

I think for every young player of my age, they have to go out on loan. I know there's an U21 league and the Europa League for the youth teams, but it's not the same as playing men's football, when there's a lot more riding on it.

Folks who blithely disregard the benefits of football likely haven't played or are being intellectually dishonest. The game, perhaps more than any other, requires absolute dedication and teamwork. Yes, I ultimately quit, and if I ever have a son, he won't play, but I'll always cherish the lessons I learned from football.

As a retired football coach, I know a good bit about teamwork and winning.

Football is one of the most popular sports in the country, and there are many reasons for this. You can take so much from football and apply it to life in general. Just some of those things are goal-setting, preparation, teamwork, perseverance and discipline.

In Dutch football you see a lot of individual quality, but in American football it's really about teamwork. That really appeals to me.

I decided with my head to move to Liverpool, but my heart was full of tears. I spent two special years in Rome. My daughter was born there, and I have a lot of friends there outside of football.

The first time I retired, only Sir Alex Ferguson and I knew that the last league game of the 2010-11 season against Blackpool was to be my final game at Old Trafford. I was a little bit sad, but I am not one for tears. The end of a career comes to us all, and there is not a lot you can do about that.

I gave my blood, sweat and tears over here - the St. Louis Rams, then coming to the L.A. Rams.

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.