Phil Neville Quotes

I would say that Juventus is a myth not only in Italy, because it's the most loved team in Italy, but also around the world. And it has been in my family since birth.

I like English football, always have. It's just that people go on about the World Cup in 1986 and then I'm seen as the real bad boy.

England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20 Champions Leagues, hahaha!

My football comes from the streets.

I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.

I think it's fantastic to be here in England. They live football: football is living, and living is football.

Argentina produces great footballers, but Uruguay does the same.

I love English football because of its brilliant atmosphere, intensity of the competition and the culture of respect that fans and players have for the game.

I love the Copa America. It showcases all the classic rivalries of South America, all those neighbours, up against each other.

I'd call myself a street footballer, that's where I learned my tricks, and through football I looked at the big players, I think it really helped me.

I started playing football on the streets; I grew up playing football on the streets with my friends, and that's why I was brought up the way I was. That's the school I had - the street football.

In Uruguay, there is a football pitch every hundred metres, whether it is made by grass, small stones, or sand. This has been my football education.

I think it's a thing in France, and I think you see it a little bit in Spain with Atletico: the countries and the cities just absolutely love their football. It's not because they're just marketing geniuses; it's because they've made it simple.

Wherever I go, I see kids playing football. Even if there is no grass and it's just sweaters for goals, you see how people love football.

I started playing futsal in the favela because it was the closest pitch to where we lived. I think it was good for me, playing in a small space like that. You have to think and act quickly.

I'm a street footballer and you still get street footballers from Africa, South Africa and really poor parts of Europe.

We need more of our players to follow the trend and move to Europe, which is the biggest stage in world football, but we're not doing that, and that makes it difficult for us to compete with other countries.

I'm passionate about making this country and the youth passionate about football.

Every footballer has their own identity. A Uruguayan player is different to a Spanish player. A Portuguese player may be similar to a Spanish one, but not the same - and so on.

Since I was two or three years old, I remember always being with the ball. I would see kids playing on the street, and would join them.

I've never met a player like Leo Messi.

The Everton fans seem to know football, seem to understand it, it seems to be in their blood and they really back the team.

The history of football has always thrown up big surprises.

Footballers, managers, pundits and fans make up possibly the biggest tribe of them all, especially in this country. Whatever is said by pundits is echoed across sofas and in pubs all over the nation.

Obviously, you want English players playing in the Champions League against the very best players in Europe.