Stephan El Shaarawy Quotes

I even scored Monaco's goal too. Please, put it down as an own goal for me!

Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.

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

To play and to win against England is big news around the world, and footballers are always grateful for that.

Everything I experienced in the national team was amazing. I was there for 14 years and won several titles: the Copa America, Confederations Cup and the World Cup.

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

I just love diving around in goal. Being able to do it for my country is amazing and I remind myself of it every single time I pull on an England shirt.

A World Cup is always something special and simply indescribable - and being able to hold something in your hands at the end of it all is just incredible.

For a player or coach, there is nothing better than the World Cup.

Potentially he could be. He scored the goal four years ago in France against Argentina that was extraordinary.

The high point of my career was winning the Champions League. No one will ever erase that from my memory, in the same way that no one will ever erase the fact that I did it in a Manchester United shirt.

Winning the Super Bowl was obviously a great one, but the joy I felt of going to the Super Bowl, it was what I felt about the Pittsburgh Steelers and where we came from, the history of us to that point.

I'm blessed to have a little bit of success in football.

Winning the European Championship was a great thing for me, and I understood what it was to win a major trophy and what I had been missing.

Scoring a goal for England is special. Scoring in a World Cup is even more special.

Becoming World Cup captain, I can't express in words the feeling and thanks to everyone.

Football is one of the main things I can look back on with pride.

Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition.

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

Being able to play at club level at a high level and then getting called into the national team, it's amazing.

I have been very blessed to be given the opportunity to play for Super Eagles.

Scoring a goal is always wonderful and gives any player confidence.

Me and a lot of my team-mates still think and speak about the World Cup in 1994, when Sweden finished third.

It's a great happiness and deep pride to equal Andre Guy's record for goals in a season.

Being a World Cup winner was a dream come true.