Football Skill Quotes

Cristiano Ronaldo loves scoring goals. Only HE can achieve what he's achieving.

Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

Modric is spectacular, but Messi has no comparison with Luka or anyone.

Messi has a divine gift.

My best has to be for Barcelona against Villarreal in 2006 - that is the one I am asked most about, and it is the one I am most proud of. Xavi chipped the ball to me, I chested it down, twisted and hit an overhead kick. It was the final goal in a 4-0 win.

The quality of Neymar, indisputably we have to say he is the best Brazilian player. If the kid is OK, I'll tell you, it's almost impossible to stop him.

Growing up, I loved Messi. I love how he dribbles, how he plays the game, it just makes it look so easy and it makes it look so fun.

We know Neymar is a great player, you cannot argue about that.

I could play, scored a goal; I showed that I can play in Europe, in England. Because many say that England is very difficult.

I don't need to speak with my colleagues in the national side to know what kind of player Messi is. He's one of the best players in the history of football and very difficult to stop.

I know I have a left foot that was probably gifted to me by God, or someone up there, and I can always rely on it.

When I arrived at Barcelona and saw Messi's face, and later Luis Suarez, I felt like it was a videogame.

I used to practise my free-kicks a lot.

As a young man God blessed me with a special talent to throw a football.

Paolo di Canio is capable of scoring the goal he scored.

It is great to play with a player like Eden Hazard. He is one of the best in the world, and I am very lucky to play with him.

In any football I have played in - and I have played in League One and as an international at the World Cup - the bare minimum is running around and showing the desire for the shirt. Then, the higher you go up the leagues, your football takes control of that.

Messi has the best technique in the world.

What I will miss the most about Guardiola? His obsession with the game and his knowledge, which makes you a better football player.

Everyone knows quarterback is a position where it takes a while to really start playing well.

Cristiano Ronaldo is good, but Messi is 10 times better.

In Henry they had a forward so elusive that he was almost unplayable at his peak

Messi is on another planet.

Lionel Messi reminds me of George Best, the way he would run with the ball tight to his foot.