Soccer Rivalry Quotes

The competition for World Cup places is massive, and you can't just rest on what you've done in the past or anything like that.

I've played at Anfield and you can look at The Kop and there are blue pockets all over. It's another level in Glasgow.

Messi is a good stimulus for Cristiano.

I'm not scared of Bayern Munich.

Everyone is going to be talking about Chelsea and Liverpool but the others are very tough teams.

Madrid and United are the two biggest clubs in the world and it’s a real 50-50. It could go either way. Manchester was my home and still is in my heart. I love it. Because when people treat you very well you never forget that. And I will never forget United, the people who work there and the supporters. So I am so happy to be going back to Manchester.

The Manchester Derby is bigger and more important than El Classico.

The 2017 European Championship was my first major tournament for England, but everyone tells me the World Cup is a different level.

I'm a Chelsea season-ticket holder, and I've supported them for 37 years, so any judgment of Manchester United by me is seen as biased.

I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.

Nowadays, Messi is better than Ronaldinho. He is the best footballer in the world right now. And I'm not the only who says so. Everyone who has seen him play says so too.

Merseyside derbies usually last 90 minutes and I'm sure today's won't be any different.

Anfield - that's the plan. A fight in my team's ground. Always cherished the thought of that, too.

Argentina has never been able to convince itself that it can win in Brazil. For some reason we have always struggled.

I've been to Wembley before to watch Liverpool and Everton in the FA Cup semi-final in 2012. I saw the atmosphere there, and I didn't ever think women's football would be played in front of those crowds in my time.

The only ones who would be happy if Messi doesn't go to the World Cup would be Maradona fans because, that way, they can keep saying that he's the best.

Of course El Clasico is a great night, but I don't have an overwhelming desire to play in that game.

When we won the league at Tottenham, they came back 2-2 in the last-minute of the game, and they're celebrating - because they're happy to draw against us, obviously. And I remember saying to Mauricio Tarricco, do you realise we only need a point to be Champions? And they all [were really shocked]. So I said 'Yes. Now we're going to celebrate on your pitch. Bye bye!'

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

I think the Swansea-Cardiff rivalry is good.

Watching soccer is my main hobby, really. I'm no tactician or coach, but I enjoy watching the free flow of it, the different styles, and the histories behind clubs. Like Barcelona vs. Madrid - it's not just a soccer game; it's a geopolitical struggle. There are great storylines and no commercials.

I have crossed Suarez on the field and it was a pleasure. He is a great forward and that always means a challenge. I would like to swap my shirt with him.

Italy cannot beat you but you can lose to Italy.

Everyone wants to beat Manchester United, but that's something that we are used to coping with.