Mauro Icardi Quotes

Not everyone is Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Cristiano Ronaldo's first years at Manchester United were quite difficult.

The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there, it's normal that they are going to grow as players.

Any player playing at a high level is available for consideration to the women's national team.

If you end up at a superior club, you will play with world-class players all over the pitch.

I've definitely seen a lot of good players since I've came to Australia and I've definitely seen a lot of players that could easily play in the Championship in England.

We accept that, in one way now, if you are 27, 28 and still playing for Ajax, you are probably not good enough for the top of Europe because players want to go to the top in Europe.

I started going training with Southampton, and they were selecting the team for the under-9s. I did a six-week trial and got in. I was quite lucky to play at a good standard from a very young age.

I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.

My ambition is to play in the Premier League, like every player.

Argentina have always produced very good players, and mine is just another name on the list.

If I would have had the absolute will, I would have been a starting XI player at Barcelona or would have played 10 years for Real Madrid or Manchester United.

He has ambition and hunger, but I would not say Messi is the only piece of art at Barca.

The best player to compare to Aguero is Romario.

I played soccer and could have probably made it to the top league.

For Spain, the more I play, the more goals I score, the more chance I have of making the World Cup and starting games.

I want to play in the Premier League, the Champions League, and I want to continue playing for England. If I'm going to do that, I have to play for my club and put in good performances for my club because there are other English midfielders who are doing that in the Premier League.

Now I want to play with the Ivory Coast. It has been rewarding, firstly because I am proud to play for my country, then because the Ivorian selection has quality players and has always been a reservoir of talent.

My first aim is to play well for my club, Manchester City. If I do, I am sure that will come to the attention of the national manager.

Marta is one of my favourite players, and one of the best players I've had the privilege of coming up against, so I say this with the greatest respect: there are other players who were in a much stronger position to be named the best female player of 2018.

I have been playing soccer since I was about four years old. You always hope you can reach the top of the profession, that you can play in the big leagues and achieve all of the goals you hope to accomplish throughout your life.

There are some amazing women's football teams out there and it is good that they are being recognised. I was always terrible at football, so I am a little bit envious of their amazing skills.

I would love to play for Manchester United and, if things go as I want them to, I believe I can achieve that.

In high school, I made the all-city and all-state soccer teams.

For skills and tricks, Ronaldinho was the best player I've played with.

The way Cristiano Ronaldo plays is incredible.