Quotes About England

Honestly, I am a fan of the game like anyone else, so my favorite players' list is pretty big. But if we are to narrow it down to England, I have a lot of respect for Wayne Rooney and the things he has achieved for club and country.

At Liverpool and England I formed a great partnership with Michael Owen who played off me with great success and in more recent times Wayne Rooney carried out a similar role.

The treatment of Wayne Rooney told me something about the way England fans view the national team.

Its easy to underestimate how much scrutiny players are under in England. Look at someone like Wayne Rooney - having to deal with it since he was 16.

I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England.

I've played many matches against English clubs and the national team - and I always notice a difference in those games. When you play against the inventors of football, it adds more importance to the result, and you can see that demonstrated by the levels on the pitch.

What I love about England is that the fans have great respect for the players on and off the pitch.

To play in the white shirt of England is an honour, and you give your all every time you step on the pitch.

In the longer term we have got to learn how to bowl on flat pitches if England are to head the ICC Championship table.

English conditions have changed over the years. Lots of runs are being scored in one-day cricket now in England, pitches are good for batting.

When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.

David Beckham is a patriot, and I am sure he will help in any way he can. Beckham needs to be part of any future plans to remould the England set-up. Beckham and players like him need to be integrated into the set-up in the same way that the Germans take on board former players from Beckenbauer to Rummenigge.

Norwich gave me the platform to perform in the Championship, and between Daniel Farke and Stuart Webber, the manager and director of football, they gave me the opportunity to go out, express myself, and play. That's what led to my England call-up, which was something I'd always dreamed of, so it's something I'll always be grateful to them for.

When you know how the coach ticks and how he wants to play football, it makes the decision easier. But for the main part, I came to England because of the club Manchester United.

In England there are teams that play football that I like.

In England, footballers are respected more, the game is more noble, there's less cheating. Every Spaniard who goes loves it - and comes back a better player. If I had ever left, it would have been to England.

You can ask any young player in the lower leagues. They always dream of playing for England.

I think it's a good match, Dutch players playing in England.

I was brought up in the north of England, which is probably no rougher than anywhere else, but I remember as a child being kind of mesmerized by girls fighting on the playground.

I'm looking forward to the new challenge that playing T20 cricket in England will bring.

England is nice. I always said that if I was playing games for United consistently and playing well I'd have a chance of getting back in.

For me, growing up in New York, it started with Elvis Costello and the Clash and then got into louder things like Bad Brains and Stimulators, because those were, like, the local bands. Then I started getting into bands from England like the Slits. I remember seeing Gang of Four at Irving Plaza; that was a really big show for me.

I was growing up in England and England was the only national team I knew, so I was actually very pleased to play at the national level.

It's always an honor to put on an England shirt, but this one is different - it makes you really feel fast; plus, it's light and fits nicely.