Quotes About Barcelona

According to the innovation charity Nesta in the UK, the five cities that are globally best placed in terms of having the most effective policy environment to foster innovation are: New York, London, Helsinki, Barcelona and Amsterdam.

Me di cuenta de que podía soportarlo todo: el frío que calaba mis ropas gastadas, la tristeza de mi absoluta miseria, el sordo horror de aquella casa sucia. Todo menos su autoridad sobre mí. Era aquello lo que me había ahogado al llegar a Barcelona, lo que me había hecho caer en la abulia, lo que mataba mis iniciativas;

I have always said there are just two people who could make me change my decision to stay at Barcelona. One of those two people is my wife.

I'm very fortunate to have worked at two unbelievable clubs, Manchester City and Barcelona, and I feel like I've really changed the way I look at football from being around and in those environments, so I feel really privileged.

I love Spanish cities, particularly Barcelona, Madrid and Palma, which has the most amazing cathedral that I once went to for a wedding.

It's not easy to say no to a club like Barcelona. They are European champions, they're in a lovely city, and I like Spain a lot.

The dream of everyone is playing in Spain, Madrid, or Barcelona.

It wasn't easy to leave Barcelona. I fulfilled a dream when I moved there - to play in Spain and for the champions - but very few players stay in the same club all their life. To leave is normal.

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

I'm always bragging, always laughing with my Spain team-mates at Barcelona, saying I'll take 30 per cent possession and two goals - a win is a win. It's football.

I never played in Spain. To play for Real Madrid or Barcelona would be great.

I'm comfortable with Spain and with Barcelona.

In the Spanish league I root for Barcelona and in the Premier League I root for Manchester United.

I fell for a Spanish woman and followed her to Spain. We got married there, and then I got involved in the Spanish film industry and got the material for 'Barcelona.' It was my way of breaking into the film industry.

I don't speak Spanish. I understand enough of it, having spent some time running Telemundo, and I put in a lot of time in Spain during the Barcelona Olympics. But I don't pretend to speak Spanish, and I don't want anyone to think that I can.

I support Barcelona because I watched the Spanish league.

Pep's Barcelona was spectacular. They had a collective style based on players of talent, which sought control and sought to dominate all over the pitch.

We know the Premier League is a spectacular league. We would like to play there, but if you take all the positives and all the negatives, it's very difficult to leave Barcelona. If you feel at home and you're from Barcelona it's difficult to change.

What Guardiola has done as coach of Barcelona is really spectacular.

Every club has legends, and at Barcelona, Cruyff and Pep are going to be spoken about forever, knowing what they've achieved and in what style.

If you want to go all the way in the Champions League, you're always going to face Barcelona, Real and Bayern Munich in rotation.

You can't compare Barcelona and Bayern Munich to Manchester City.

When you talk about Puyol, you speak of a myth of football.

Neymar is the most important player in our national team. His absence is felt when he doesn't play. Same holds true for Barcelona. Such is his impact.