Carlos Vela Quotes

My father played for Sao Paulo for several years. I played in Brazil, too, and made a lot of friends there.

Messi is a great player. Playing against him is not good - it is bad.

I'd like to thank the fans and my teammates for four special years playing for Toronto FC.

I always knew I was going to play with Messi one day.

Playing with Romelu Lukaku is easy for me.

At Bayern, I have rediscovered the pleasure of playing. Here, my body is completely free.

I just want to thank Everton for the opportunity and Watford for having opened the doors for me in England.

I can honestly tell you that playing against Messi is very difficult.

I can mark Messi only in my dreams.

Messi is the best footballer in the world.

I'd love to play with Messi.

Messi is the greatest, but he has always been surrounded by other great players.

Messi is the same player in Barcelona and Argentina, and it would be the same if he played with Australia.

Messi is Messi and Messi is Barcelona.

My team-mates at Chelsea have told me about the 'Kante-facts.' It is just a bit of fun. I obviously do not cover 30 per cent of the surface of the earth.

Casillas saying he wouldn't sign Messi for Madrid? Messi has a place in every team in the world.

I feel like it's a great opportunity for me to play for the Vikings.

When Diego won the World Cup in 1986, perhaps he had the luck that Messi has not had. Diego had very good teammates and things went well.

As a goalkeeper, it is a challenge to face Messi.

I was always focused on staying and playing for Fulham.

Leo Messi is a little football God. I love playing alongside him. We understand each other without needing to talk.

There is only one Messi.

If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple up on him even, stay with him constantly to block his way to the goal.

For me, Messi is the greatest player in history, the greatest player I've ever seen.

England is really important to me, and the only way I can stay in there is by playing well.