Christian Vieri Quotes

I used to play football for Real Madrid, and to be on stage for two hours, I can tell you it takes the same amount of strength.

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

I would say Hope Solo is competitive.

It was my proudest moment as a manager when England drew 0-0 with Italy in Rome to qualify for the World Cup finals. Fifteen years later, the stakes are equally high for both countries as they go head-to-head for a semi-final place at the European Championship.

I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.

Every team going to Brazil 2014 will be there to win, and it's going to be a fiercely contested World Cup.

If you want to win the World Cup, you need to play against the best national teams in the world.

I don't think the physical part of English football would be a problem. When you get the ball, you need to be ready. The defenders here are very tough. I like that.

It would be a pleasure to play against England. They are one of the top teams.

I can still remember watching Italy win the 1982 World Cup. I was just an eight-year-old kid in Naples, my hometown, watching the games with a bunch of people in the houses of relatives and friends. I can recall that when Italy scored, we would shout and hug, even though we did not all know each other.

Everything Maradona did, he did with a guy hanging on his neck during 90 minutes.

It's my dream to help Guinea reach the World Cup at least once.

In a World Cup you always intend to compete with the best.

I'd like to play against Messi and Iniesta.

I remember, the 1998 World Cup when we were Yugoslavia, I had the sticker albums of all the players, and I still remember that squad and who was playing.

You know I was a ball boy at the Italy v. Argentina semi-final in Naples in 1990 and playing in a World Cup final is something every child dreams about.

I never forget my first emotions in football, in Sicily.

The Selecao go into every competition to win it.

I'd love to play with Messi.

I definitely see this team, the Canadian national team, definitely fighting for a spot in the 2022 World Cup.

Winning the World Cup is something that will always be inside your mind and inside your body.

The World Cup is a unique event. When you see a blue shirt in a bar or in a pub, you immediately think of Italy. Scoring for your nation was a wonderful experience.

When I think back to the 2006 World Cup on home soil, we came close but nobody really expected us to get very far. We simply lost to a better team and Italy went on to win it.

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.

The most important thing is qualifying for the World Cup.