Shaun Wright-Phillips Quotes

England against France is such a massive match; you can't get much bigger than that in European football. It's a huge rivalry.

I enjoyed it very much, my first Champions League game.

It is really nice to play in the Champions League, because we play against the best teams and the best competition in Europe.

When I was at Porto my team also played in the UEFA Cup final against a Scottish side - but it was Celtic. I've never seen such emotional people. It was unbelievable!

I'd give all the champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford.

I'm confident that I can score goals in the Premier League.

I will do everything to return AC Milan to the Champions League.

A part of me will stay at La Real and San Sebastian.

If I had a choice between the Champions League and the Golden Boot, then of course it would be the Champions League - no doubt the Champions League.

Obviously, you want English players playing in the Champions League against the very best players in Europe.

When you hear the Champions League anthem, it gives you goosebumps.

My brother took me to my first football match when I was five, and I quickly acquired a passion for it: once you've walked into a football ground, you know there's nothing comparable to it.

I've won some important titles, but the Champions League is something you always have in mind.

Chelsea belongs in the Champions League, and we must stay there.

Celtic are the club I supported as a boy, and I loved every moment I was there. For me to leave there, I knew I was going to have to not just come to a club, but I had to come to a special club that was going to allow me to connect with the players and hopefully the supporters, too.

Portugal away is a great match. Even when it's just a friendly.

English clubs should not be pleased to go to places like Barcelona and get away without a thrashing. They should be able to compete. They have the resources.

A Champions League final is so rare to play.

I wish to play again for West Ham before I finish my career.

I always experience each game the same way, but the Clasico has something extra because you can't play one every day.

It is a lifelong dream to even play for Villa, but to get to a European final tops it all off.

I have played football all my life, and my dad went to see Manchester United in 2005. Since then, I have been a fan.

I want to write a new story in Europe, to make a new history. I want to come to win the championship and play again in the Champions League.

It's always a good time to play against a team when they come back from Europe, whether it's the Europa League or Champions League.

The only pictures you saw of me when I was playing, I was crashing into a centre forward! Or running down a line to save my team. I'm not gonna be happy, be smiling.