Giovani Dos Santos Quotes

English football is very physical, much more so than Spanish football - I felt it in the first match.

I always wanted to play in Europe for a long time. They move the ball, and they move bodies, and that's what I like doing.

Even though professional soccer has become more about business and less about the game itself, I still believe football is a party for the legs that play it and for the eyes that watch it.

Bayern is one of the best teams in the world - on a par with Real Madrid and Barcelona. A move to Barca or Real wouldn't have been a step up for me.

Italian football is just how I imagined it to be - far more tactical than the Spanish game which is based on technique.

The Premier League is more physically demanding than Ligue 1. I love English football; it's the best in the world in my opinion, and I hope to stay here for many years to come.

When I was growing up, I played a lot of soccer. I always wanted to be a good soccer player.

I'd love to play with Ajax against Barcelona.

The English game is not faster than the German game. Perhaps there are a few more sprints. But there is a different style of football here, partially due to the weather.

I think, from our point of view, my opinion is that La Liga, the tempo and physicality is completely different to the Premier League. Technically, some of the teams there are absolutely tip top.

I realise the Premier League is a very tough league and I know I have to be stronger.

It's why the Premier League is watched so much all over the world: because it has more pace and more physicality than in any other league.

It's important to be a soccer player in the sense of the whole vision - if you put me at forward, I can do it, or if you put me in midfield, I can do it.

I'd never thought of going to Japan, but the J-League came to me, and I could see that they wanted me to be part of the project. In the beginning, they said, 'We have two or three teams for you, although we cannot say which ones at the moment, but we want you as a player, as everything.'

Ligue 1 is a very physical league. In each team, there are very fast players, dangerous wide men with plenty of speed and endurance.

Liverpool are not used to playing a 16-and-a-half stone striker.

Messi is an alien that dedicates himself to playing with humans.

The NBA is always looking for tough kids who aren't afraid of the moment or the guy they're playing against.

I couldn't sign for Barca, as I can't play football the way Xavi wants.

I was 14 when I arrived at Real Sociedad. No team wanted me in France. I trialled for around eight clubs, and then Real came.

The difference between Germany and Italy? I think in Serie A there is more quality and the game is quicker, but in Germany it's similar.

I first got involved in soccer when I was three years old. And I played until I was sixteen, so for thirteen years, and I love it.

In England, the referees don't call many fouls, as opposed to Spanish football. Consequently, you must be really strong all through the 90 minutes.

To play three games in seven days is not simple, above all for our wings-backs.

Modric is spectacular, but Messi has no comparison with Luka or anyone.