Quotes About Soccer

The previous year it had taken England all their time to beat the full German team in an international and I had taken with me the programme from that match.

I've been playing for England at every single youth team level, so it's like a natural progression into the seniors, and I'm obviously delighted with my progress.

When I was young, I told my parents, 'I promise you I'm going to play in the Champions League, and for my first match, I'll invite you to come and watch me play.' Luckily, I was able to do that, and I was very happy. It was a moment of pride.

I was a promising keeper as a kid and, at 15 and 16, was on the books of Crewe Alexandra.

I'm proud, privileged, and overwhelmed by how many times I've played for England.

I was brought up correctly and in the right way, and my parents are very proud of the fact that I am a professional footballer.

Ronaldo has nothing to prove to anyone, he has proved his talent by being the top scorer in England. He has proved it by winning the Premier League, by winning the Champions League, with Manchester United.

Beckham takes free kicks better than me. It is a joy to watch him take free kicks and he has proved that free kicks are not all about power.

I am big fan of Arsenal.

Liga MX is a great environment, the fans are very enthusiastic.

Zinedine Zidane, he was absolutely fantastic.

In a match between Barca and Madrid, there are no favourites. It does not matter how they have been faring.

Klopp helped me play my favourite position again - centre-forward.

My favourite position is as midfielder, playing with Xabi and Khedira.

Neymar is my favourite player. Getting to possibly play or train with him is going to be amazing.

Rooney's a legend. He's one of my favourite attackers of all time. He's a guy I really do look up to.

The No.10 position is my favourite role.

To win the Champions League and possibly the Euros in the same season would be incredible, a feat achieved by very few.

It's very good for a 22-year-old player to feature in a Copa America.

Everybody knows Man City and Chelsea is always a fiercely competitive game.

It is nice to be known on 'Fifa 19' as the fastest player in the world.

Carlos Tevez is a quality player. He fights for every loose ball. He loves retrieving it. He's a fighter on the pitch.

I think to reach a Champions League final isn't easy, whether it's in Europe or Asia.

I don't think a lot of players reach a Champions League final. If you look at how many goalkeepers in the league reach a Champions League final, I don't know.