Ronald Koeman Quotes

The FA Cup final is such a fantastic final to play in. I played in the 1999 one at Wembley, and after having watched so many finals as a kid, to be able to make that long walk up from the dressing room to the pitch was fantastic.

We're trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that.

There is only one thing that matters to me: the France team.

World Cups are about winning.

When I was a kid, beating England was incredible; it always had greater repercussion than beating anyone else.

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

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

I even scored Monaco's goal too. Please, put it down as an own goal for me!

Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish.

I scored in a World Cup and I want that buzz again.

I miss walking out of the tunnel, the 90 minutes and the adrenalin rush that I'll never, ever replace.

The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and there was a big party, and when Brazil lost to Uruguay, I saw my father crying.

Football is magic for me: it is a special feeling every time I walk out on to the pitch and touch the ball. That is how I would define what magic is.

What I miss about football is being in the dressing room. But do I miss three o'clock on a Saturday afternoon when matters are totally out of your hands? No, I don't. Do I miss placing my destiny in the hands of others? No, I don't. I loved it as a player. I liked it as a manager. But that's all come and gone.

I like to win my challenge. That's English football as well, but I am not a dirty player.

I was fortunate to be able to go to the Scotland games with my grandad and it's scary to think I could now be playing in one.

It's always a battle to play against Diego Costa.

Of course I always want Mexico to win.

Every Bundesliga match is a new challenge, our opponents don't make it easy for us.

I like to be in the box where it happens, to score goals or give assists.

Football. It sounds simple, but it's always been the case - I don't see myself living without playing.

I had many dreams of winning things for Arsenal at a young age.

Everyone has a different view on football, but I didn't have a fear that I wouldn't be good enough in England.

The AFC Asian Cup is the most important and biggest competition in Asia, and we should do our best to win it.

I am the captain of Madrid, and I will defend my team.