Emmanuel Adebayor Quotes

Playing for England is always the main priority.

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

Ever since I was kid, I dreamed of playing for England.

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

If someone plays six World Cups, they deserve to be congratulated.

They are among the three best in the world: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the three best players in the world and I'm happy I have one of them playing alongside me.

I want to be in the World Cup.

Being able to have the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA is a great honor for us. Being able to speak at the ceremony that announced they were bringing it here was a stepping stone for a young player like me. I'm happy that it's coming to Canada.

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

There are good players in Europe and all the way around the world, but better than Torres - no. I would not want to swap Fernando with anyone else in the world, because he is my player, and I'm very pleased with him.

It will be nice to play against Australia. It's a great country, and football is getting bigger and bigger.

For everyone, the World Cup is important. It doesn't matter if you are 21, going for your first one, or 35 and going for your third one. It's the biggest stage you can play on, and every opportunity to experience it is something special.

The World Cup focus is football. Team U.S.A. is more than football.

My goal is to play at the World Cup.

The first World Cup I followed was Sweden 1958. I watched the games on TV. Brazil won that World Cup by defeating Sweden 5-2 in the Final and Pele scored twice.

A 3-0 win in the World Cup, it's never easy.

In the World Cup, you have to respect every team.

I never dreamed I would captain England in a home World Cup.

My childhood closet was ornamented with U.S. jerseys of World Cups spanning the nineties and two-thousands - some of my favorite memories are from summers when, with a ball under my foot and a jersey on my back, I watched the U.S. team go up against the world's best players in the largest sporting event on Earth.

I think England has got some great players.

When I watched the World Cup, I had the feeling that I wanted to be there.

The World Cup has been life-changing, for many reasons.

I love playing in Europe.

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.

I haven't stuck my head out to be captain of England.