Roger Milla Quotes

I wish I could help in a more substantial way, the football in India in a more global, national way.

Europe is leading the world in the sport of football. I want to utilize my experience from Europe to support the development of football in Asian countries.

The World Cup must remain the number one competition, because it is our only source of money and, with that money, we can develop football in the whole world.

It's disappointing to see how football, the world's No. 1 sport, is not No. 1 when it comes to development. It seems to me that a wealth of practical football knowledge is being squandered.

I want to help grow the game in India and encourage young kids to play football.

Clubs in other countries can step up, and we can kick on with women's football even more.

Hopefully, now there are kids, both male and female, even senior players, who open themselves up now and are more open to going abroad and playing their football. I've learnt so much, and they can, too.

It's one of the best leagues in Europe in football. Benfica in my opinion is one of the top 10 biggest clubs in the world.

It's a massive compliment to me to be known in Asia because Asia is the way forward in football, along with the Middle East. I believe that strongly.

The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world.

The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space.

India should go at their own pace and not compete with anyone. They have a league system in place and a huge fan base, but the thing they need the most is a good structure. They need to create a good footprint for football in the future because they have the numbers, but they need to improve the quality of the game.

Millwall is where I learnt my trade, and it was the most important learning period of my life - my apprenticeship in understanding football.

Canada hasn't really been a top footballing country in the world, but I think the next generation of players coming through, I think we can really change that.

Profit and fame will not develop Indian football. Professionals, technique development, legacy specialists, and experts in football business, will develop India as football country.

I think what African football needs is better organization, better structure, and I think, after that, we'll help the players to be more professional when they're coming to play for their national team.

I'm sorry for Italian football; there's no desire to improve Italian football.

Winning the Champions League is completely different to winning the Premier League.

Maybe apart from the World Cup, the Champions League is one of the most important trophies in the world of football.

Football is not just in Europe, there is football all over the world so I am always open to the idea of managing anywhere in the world.

You only have to look at the England squad to see the amount of players who get in the squad and start the games - the majority play in the Champions League.

I believe an African team will one day win the World Cup, and it could even be in Brazil.

Football is global; it does not end at Barca.

Asian football is the future of football.

I can see that the UAE is growing a lot as a football country, and there is plenty of opportunity to keep going and improve.