European Leagues Quotes

I played professional hockey in Europe. I played in the German third league and the Dutch elite league.

I worked at the number one team in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and now also in England.

If you want to keep your best players, you need top European football because they want to be involved in that.

I absolutely love playing in Europe. The Premier League is fantastic, but once you get a taste for it, it's the place to be.

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.

I don't see too many differences between Serie A and the Premier League. Both are unpredictable leagues, where anything can happen.

A move to England? I understand why a lot of players are moving there. It's one of the best leagues in the world. But the same goes for the Bundesliga.

I watch the Premier League, the Spanish and Dutch leagues, and a little bit of the German league.

English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish football gains so much from being in Europe. Clubs and fans all benefit from European action, laws and funding.

Even all the top players going to Europe to play helps soccer in America, as do all the MLS players like Beckham and all that, they're trying to promote it. At the end of the day it's about getting the younger generation interested at an early age so most of them will move on and play.

We need more of our players to follow the trend and move to Europe, which is the biggest stage in world football, but we're not doing that, and that makes it difficult for us to compete with other countries.

The Spanish and German leagues are of a very high standard. Along with the Premier League, they are probably the best.

It's been a big flaw of ours in the soccer department that a lot of our best athletes go and play other sports. But I think young players have seen me, and others, go over to Europe and play in some of the best leagues - and MLS is improving so much, too.

The Premier League is the No1 league in the world in many areas. The events, the shocks, the production, the viewing figures, the worldwide audience are by far the best. Do I think at this moment in time it's got the highest quality levels in Europe in terms of Champions League football and domination of that area? In quality terms it needs to rise again to get to that point where it's by far the best in all areas.

I was adapted to European football after playing in Germany for three years, but English football is very different to the Bundesliga.

I hope to play in Europe one day. It is one of my objectives.

Many Asian players have seen they can play in Europe at a high level.

Holland I think is the best school to learn football. I think its a great league for that because it's not the strongest league in Europe.

Obviously, you have the physicality and the way the game is played in the Premier League. The goalkeeper is not as protected as in Europe or different leagues.

Of course I pay attention to the Premier League - it's one of the greatest leagues in Europe.

I'm 23, and I have played in the Premier League, in La Liga and in Italy.

Fundamentally, England, Spain and Germany were the relevant leagues I could see myself playing football in.

You see the strength of the Spanish league, the Premier League, Germany, France, and Italy. The TV revenues are so much higher in those countries.

Football has limited success in Europe.

When English football started to integrate more with European football, England started to share the Latin culture more.