Mauro Icardi Quotes

I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.

I am going to continue and bring this club forward. I am Paul Gascoigne the footballer.

I've always wanted to be a top footballer since I was young.

I was full of confidence in myself that I would reach the top or be a professional player as a midfielder.

My dream was always to be a footballer and help my family.

I've been the captain at Ajax and once for the national team - it's nice and makes you an important player.

Look at France and Didier Deschamps; he was just a guy who just did his job but he was captain of one of France's most successful teams. Then you've got Iker Casillas; he's not into PR or things like that, but he's one of the most successful captains of Spain.

Me, all-time topscorer - who would have thought that when I signed for Napoli?

I want to compliment Francesco Totti: scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me, as he is a great player.

I've never told anyone, but my ambition is to become the leading all-time scorer of free kicks in Serie A.

I hope at Manchester United I can do my best. I will do my best.

I have the dream of playing at a World Cup and winning a Champions League.

I admire Cristiano's ambition and his goal-scoring touch.

The dream is to captain Liverpool.

Ever since I was a boy, I have wanted to be a professional footballer and to captain my country one day.

I would say Hope Solo is competitive.

You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.

Schweinsteiger has got class, he's won the World Cup, he's won everything in the game and he's got experience and that's massive, especially at Manchester United.

Zidane is a Real Madrid legend. He teaches us things in every training session - even just by playing with us.

Getting to the World Cup is a big dream for me.

Every coach talks to their players. Imagine not talking to Lionel Messi - that would be ridiculous.

Arsenal have always been one of the best clubs in the world, so to even be a part of the club from a young age I've always had to give my best.

I promised my mother that I'd be a famous footballer one day after seeing players such as Croatia's Davor Suker and Serbia's Predrag Mijatovic shine in France.