Soccer Style Quotes

I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come up playing from the back: with the goalie, the defense, moving up a defender to midfield, playing attacking soccer. I think fans want to see that. They want to see beautiful soccer, a spectacle, and Barcelona does that.

When you play against a Spanish team, especially Madrid, it is quite an open game.

FC Barcelona are known all over the world for playing attractive football, and I naturally wanted to be part of that.

A few goals is the way soccer is meant to be played.

I don't think it's fair comparing Barcelona's style with that of Roma.

I grew up loving Brazilian soccer. What made me think soccer was cool was these guys making soccer look like fun and easy, and they would just destroy people. It was an art. I loved that. And that's the way I learned the game and mimicked a style. It's just so beautiful.

When people ask me what club I supported growing up, I didn't really watch club soccer. The only channels I got had World Cups and the Copa America, so I gravitated toward the Latin American, South American style of game.

The transition from soccer to fashion was an organic one.

I try to dress well. Not just now at Chelsea, but all my career, at my clubs and the national team in Italy, I like to wear a nice suit on the touchline.

Anyone who watches football and watches Tottenham play would have to be an admirer of the way they play football and the way they go about their business.

It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here.

Now winning is more important and it trumps the way you achieve it. Unfortunately for soccer, the style doesn't matter so much.

When I went to Arsenal, people in Sweden said my game was more suited for Spain or Italy.

Power is the main difference; it's more powerful in England. Referees are less strict than in France, teams like to play low and in counter-attack, and defenders in general are stronger than in France.