Quotes About Soccer

Barcelona are not invincible.

When I was young, the best moment came when I was 10 and I got invited to the academy. I remember getting all this Ajax training gear and suddenly I was able to call myself an Ajax player.

As you can hear, I am English - I am from England - and it was really good playing for Ireland.

Pirlo is an irreplaceable player.

I want to win the Italian league. That's why I said no to Manchester United.

I'm very grateful to Italian football for the opportunity it has given me.

When I was a child I watched the Italian league a lot because there were many Brazilians there.

Italian teams are difficult to beat even if they play away.

Italian football has a lot of appeal, even though it must improve.

I've got nothing to teach to the Italians - I love playing in this league.

Italians work hard physically and tactically.

A compact defense has always been the basis of Italy's team.

It is very difficult to score goals in Italy.

Playing in Italy and scoring goals is difficult.

Scoring lots of goals in Italy is much more difficult: they are experts in defending.

I've become accustomed to playing against four defenders throughout my career, but in Italy, I have to play against five.

Italy was the hardest league to score goals in. Those guys just love defending.

I never thought of playing for Italy.

Football in Italy at the end of the '80s and beginning of '90s was the best all over the world.

When I was back in Italy my friends ask me about MLS. I say I am happy, I like it here.

Juventus are one of Europe's and Italy's big teams.

In Ivory Coast it's very hard to have normal shoes, so just imagine football boots - they were considered a true luxury.

I have faced many, but the most annoying was James Milner. He follows you forward and follows you backwards. It's very difficult because he attacks you and defends you, and then attacks you and defends you again.

My guess is that if David Beckham wants Ronaldo's jersey, he's going to get it.