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“It's my responsibility to walk around the hotel with a big smile on my face and not worry about what's happened in the last game,”
“As a person he is incredible, as a player he's better. Roy Keane brings a lot more to a team than just playing on the pitch.”
“I still don't know if I will play, because it still hurts.”
“It's his decision where he will end up and I know that Celtic is the club he supports and people have linked him with there since he left United.”
“It's a great honor to play in the same game as Luis, and hopefully we'll come out on top,”
“My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.”
“There are issues to consider but my personal life is fine, the team is doing well and I'm happy with the coach. Everything is coming together.”
“The defining factor was Frank does it for Chelsea and to have a regular penalty-taker is important for us.”
“One of the reasons why Brooklyn didn't go to a (Spanish) school was because of the press attention,”
“Sorted, see you and good luck.”
“I thought the first yellow was harsh and the second even harsher,”
“The way the players are with each other, everyone gets on, there's no problems at all, it's the best atmosphere I've ever had. Confidence is very high. To have the players and the atmosphere we have will help us a lot.”
“People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.”
“It's disappointing when it happens anywhere in world football because we all know how wrong it is -- and so many people are working so hard to cut it out of the game.”
I Like this quote I dislike this quote“My ambition is to just see kids coming here and having fun. I always said that the academy and the kids coming through is not about elitism. It is about boys and girls age eight to 15 coming down, having fun and enjoying themselves.”
“At the end of the day he does what he wants and what he thinks is best for the team.”
“There was just a bit of pain. Being cautious, I came off, but it will be OK.”
“I didn't feel as fit in the second half of the season as I did in the first half,”
“I am always going to have problems with the paparazzi. I have had two men outside my house for the last two years, which is frightening at times, but that is my life unfortunately.”
“It is important for me to have four or five more years in football.”
“Me? I would love to be famous in America. I like the American people and I like the way they look up to Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods . I'm sure they criticize their stars occasionally but it doesn't reach the point where they ever put down their own people and their own stars. That's what's nice for me.”
“It doesn't mean just because Michael is coming back, and I'm maybe in a different position, that things are going to change in the next game.”
“Anyone would welcome a player like Michael back into the team. He'll be on a high after signing for Newcastle,”
“The secret of the team's success is easy - unity and hard work.”
“To be honest I want to sort my contract out anyway whether Eriksson comes or whether he doesn't, whoever comes. I've said I want to stay in Madrid and I want to stay playing here.”
“When I was 7 I wanted to be a footballer, but when I was 14, I wanted to be a model. Look where it's put me now!”
“I'd love him to be playing against us, because he is one of my closest friends and because he is a great player - and you want to play against the best.”
“The football side of things is much better now and I'm pleased with how it's going,”
“After my last talks with them they said they wanted me to stay for a few more years.”
“We've been asked to do 'Playboy' together, me and Victoria, as a pair. I don't think I'll ever go naked, but I'll never say never.”
“Winning the Spanish league is a key objective, as well as the Champions League,”
“I went through a tough time for maybe three years after that,”
“If he carries on doing what he's doing, creating chances for players and for himself, he's going to deserve those comparisons.”
“We grew up together so it was nice to lead our countries against one another,”
“We didn't play to our potential. In the second half we lost our shape and didn't do what the manager asked us to do.”
“I think it is better for the team to have a regular penalty-taker rather than me who hardly ever takes them for Real,”
“Join in -- give the English pains in their legs on June 17 against Switzerland,”
“Everybody is proud of what the cricketers have done in the last month. It's been incredible. We send our best wishes to the cricketers.”
“Whoever comes in as England manager it is up to him to pick the new captain, but at the end of the day I'm not going to give it up easily. There are the European championships to come and then maybe another World Cup.”
“I think the list is a list of the best managers in football. It's easy to say who you want but getting them is going to be difficult but then again this is Real Madrid.”
“I'm confident enough to overcome anything and carry on. There's always pressure taking penalties, whether it's on the Hackney Marshes (in London) or in the World Cup final, ... I'll put myself up again and take another one.”
“If it all ended tomorrow, I would hope that people would write about captaining England 50 times, the 86 caps, winning the European Cup, six Premiership titles, two FA Cups, ... So many goals and games for United. And, hopefully, there is still a trophy with England and Madrid.”
“I think he's one of Britain's best young sportsmen.”
“If we win the next two games then, even if we finished in second place in the group, we've got very high points. We need to win, simple as that. That's what's we're here for. We said that before the Wales game we want to get six points out of the two games and that's what we look for.”
“I've been around a long, long time, and it's hard for things to change overnight. It's going to take a few years.”
“The squad had a get together yesterday just with the players, and it felt like being part of a club side,”
“We knew he was going to work us hard to get back to form and we have done that.”
“A lot was made of our last performance and rightly so because it was not up to the level we are capable of,”
“I would like to think that we can peak in the same way as the rugby team did,”
“I don't think we could have thrown any more at them. They defended exceptionally and we couldn't break them down. I'm very surprised it finished 0-0.”
“We have spoken about a meeting in the next couple of months, but we'll just have to wait because we've got so many matches and I need to concentrate on the football for now.”
“From watching him, I don't think that'll be a problem in his career,”
“I've definitely had lower points in my career, ... I've been through some worse and the World Cup was worse.”
“So it is going to put a lot of strain on my back.”
“The intrusion and the invasion into my life is tough because I've got children,”
“The good thing is that they only won 1-0. It's going to be very difficult now, but we have the players to go there and win.”
“I believe Roy Keane has a few more years left. I haven't spoken to him for a long time but I know the person he is.”
“The most important thing is that he is the right man for the job. I know the majority would prefer an English boss and we have got some good English bosses out there, but there are also some great foreign managers.”
“We said a few things in Spanish and swapped shirts ... He had a smile to say 'that's the way it goes'.”
“Wayne can play any position but the way he plays for Manchester United, just off the main striker, is unstoppable. He runs at players and that is what causes teams most problems.”
“He's coping like it never happened,”
“I love playing for Real Madrid, I love Spain and the fans have been incredible but what I get over there I've not had anywhere else in the world.”
“One thing will not change -- we will be going out to win.”
“My life here is perfect and I'm happy at Real Madrid so of course I want to stay as long as I can.”
“He's the man who brought me to the club and that's why people have turned around this morning and said 'will I be leaving?'. I've got a great relationship with him but I've also got a great relationship with the other board members and directors and players and fans.”
“I want to be part of a country that is passionate about sport.”
“I come from the east end of London where the main Olympic Park will be, so I am really excited by the plans for the development of the area.”
“We had a meeting with the manager but that happens all the time - if the manager decides he wants a meeting with players to discuss formations or ways of playing then we'll have a meeting,”
“Tonight it has been a bit of an embarrassment for the lads,”
“Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had”
“I went into the World Cup always worrying about getting fit for the first game and I haven't got that worry now,”
“I've set high standards and ...I don't think I had a terrible championship but I can play a lot better,”
“It's not all about me. I've got to lead as a captain and I'll try my best as always -- but so will all the players.”
“The players and a lot of people in England knew it before this tournament but now Europe is finding out about Wayne Rooney. And we're very lucky to have such a good player in our team.”
“It is frustrating to hear the fans criticize the manager so close to the World Cup. As players it is hard for us to take. They are entitled to their views because it costs a lot of money to follow the team everywhere.”
“It was a strange experience ... But we went for it right from the start and we deserved to win.”
“[Beckham has no time for negative talk. He wants to end his career having appeared in the finals of four World Cup tournaments, which means that we could be stuck with him for five more years.] I have always said that I'd love to play not just in this World Cup but also the one in South Africa in 2010, ... But maybe we will have to wait and see how my legs are.”
“But I haven't got any advice for him because I'm sure his parents can do that for him,”
“Lopez Caro has given us confidence.”
“We may be tired in the next few games, but I think we will benefit. This is the sort of work I want to do, I enjoy it and I like working hard.”
“We have confidence in the manager. We believe that he is the right man for the job,”
“I think the 2006 World Cup in Germany is probably as far as it will go for me as an England player,”
“It was deliberate. I am sure some people think that I have not got the brains to be that clever, but I do have the brains.”
“The relationship between the players and the FA at the moment is questionable,”
“Thierry Henry is playing just phenomenally at the moment. And with a team like that we're really going to have to play to counter a score like this in London.”
“At some stage, playing in America is possible. For me, America is so passionate and I would like to be a part of that. I have one year left at Real, and maybe two more after that, but things can change in football and the American league does interest me.”
“Everyone who has seen it on television has said it was harsh [but] I don't think the referee will change his mind.”
“If this team plays to its full potential then we can be devastating and, if we do that, hopefully we'll get a good result and beat Arsenal.”
“Can we trust Sven?”
“I want, and I'm convinced that I will, end my career at Real Madrid. In football you can never tell what's going to happen, but I still think that I've got a lot to give as a player and I would like to continue at one of the best clubs in the world - Real Madrid. I want to stay here for many more years, for as long as Real Madrid want me to stay.”
“I am honored to have been asked to go to Singapore for what will be a historic vote,”
“We can't afford to get carried away but we are in a position where we need just need to draw,”
“If we win the next two games, we go top of the group, that's all we have to do.”
“I've got no back or front pages about my foot. I'm looking forward and my own frame of mind is great.”
“This happens all the time ... this 'player power' thing comes up all the time (in the media). I think a little bit more respect should be shown to the manager,”
“I'm personally not prepared to put my children in that situation,”
“I've seen his mother talk on the TV and and I think he's got strong parents behind him, and that's what you need when you start out as a sportsman.”
“We have got great individuals but this team is not about individuals,”
“He is doing what he thinks is best. If that means we play a side or in a way that not many people agree with, then we have got to put that aside, move on and hopefully win the game.”
“On being put out of the World Cup: That was the past, this is the future.”
“I don't think we could have thrown any more at them.”
“The club have said they want to talk to me about signing a new deal and I am very happy to do that,”
“I think the next England manager should be someone who's going to be right for the job whether he is English or foreign. I think the players would be happy to play under anyone if they are good for the team. But all the talk needs to stop about who's coming in because we need to concentrate on a huge competition.”
“I'm not complaining, but of course it's tough. It's tough on any family.”
“I don't think we've done as much conditioning work at Real Madrid as we used to do at Manchester United.”
“The coach said he'd be bringing players on and off so it wasn't a surprise, ... It's just one of those things.”
“We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion! ”
“They are entitled to their views because it costs a lot of money to follow the team everywhere.”
“I remember saying after I left that I would love to say goodbye and thank the manager and at least get a handshake.”
“That's the level we have to perform to, especially against the team we are playing. We need a standard that's very, very high."
“[David Beckham echoed the thoughts of his manager in his assessment of England's second-half display against Denmark last night.] There are no excuses, ... We should be winning these games and it's embarrassing to lose like that, especially when there are 6,000 fans who have traveled to watch us.”
“Big clubs are always linked with players. But I've always said he is one of the best players I've ever played with. I've never played under a better captain on a pitch.”
“I don't think I could have struck it any better but I think the goalkeeper has read where I was going to put it and that's unfortunate for me. If I had put it away, maybe it would have been all over but we're not going to know that now.”
“I've held my hand up, we could have gone 2-0 up and the game would have probably been over but that's football,”
“I'd like to think things will get better,”
“Tonight it has been a bit of an embarrassment for the lads. Tonight hurts more than any night probably, but we stick together, that's all we can do. If we win the next two games, we go top of the group, that's all we have to do.”
“I am very happy at Madrid. I have two years left on my contract and I would like to finish my career there.”
“I know I've been given a talent which can't disappear just like that. For four games I didn't perform like I can. I want to prove that's right.”
“We were all disappointed after the championships and I think we needed this performance. The fans needed it, the players needed it and the manager needed it.”
“People go on about my foul on Simeone and the red card but I'd obviously rather people talk about me scoring the penalty four years later,”
“I wouldn't call myself a failure like I have been called by some but at the end of the day that's something I'm looking forward to proving this summer,”
“From the word go, we're going to try and hit them as hard as we can,”
“Wayne can be whoever he wants to be. He's a great young lad and he's at the right club to be looked after and to be brought through. If he carries on doing what he's doing, creating chances for players and for himself, he's going to deserve those comparisons.”
“If Manchester United came out and said they would retire the shirt, it would be an amazing tribute to a great man.”
I Like this quote I dislike this quote“This is the first time I've come back to London and I wanted it to be a happy occasion - but it's not.”
“It's devastating for him but I don't think it's a major strain, I think it's his hamstring again.”
“We have been in this position before at the last championships when we beat Germany and ended up losing. It is unthinkable that we should go out at this stage, with the team and the players we've got. We can't even think about going into this game wanting a draw, we must go into it wanting to win.”
“I have come to accept that if I have a new haircut it is front page news. But having a picture of my foot on the front page of a national newspaper is a bit exceptional.”
“The club have already expressed their feelings in wanting me to stay a few more years. I want to stay at Real Madrid -- but we'll see.”
“[David Beckham has insisted that he wants to stay at Real Madrid, despite rumors that he is planning a summer return to the English Premier League.] Ever since I moved here people have said I am going to Chelsea [but] I'm happy in Madrid and I want to stay at Real Madrid, ... I've never said that I wanted to leave this club.”
“A lot was made of our last performance and rightly so because it wasn't up to the level we can play at. We have to play better because Wales will make it hard for us – it will be a tough match.”
“Playing against some of the best defenders in the world, he ran away from a couple and held off a couple and that's not easy to do,”
“It's been decided that he is going, but it could have been done at a better time. We could have done without this, leading up to the World Cup.”
“We could have done without this, leading up to the World Cup.”
“There will always be big questions asked of a team as big as us.”
“It's important to find different formations because you come up against different teams, especially when you have players out or injured,”
“Obviously I don't know what is going to happen. But I am happy there and would like to stay there.”
“People don't think I've got the brains to be that clever.”
“I needed two stitches after Alex (Ferguson) kicked the boot at me.”
“Beckham is the player who works more than anyone here and he plays in a position that is not his. He makes sacrifices for the team. He does not play just to sell shirts.”
“We're in form. When we make the most of our potential, we can destroy any team we come up against.”
“I was asked if the next World Cup was going to be my last and I said possibly it could be, but I hope it isn't,”
“Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.”
“We just didn't play to our potential,”
“I haven't got enough time. I prefer to listen to music, although I do love fashion magazines,”
“There are probably going to be many teams and many players who are going to try and wind Wayne Rooney up. He can handle it. Everyone knows he's a great talent. It's been well documented about his discipline but I don't think there's going to be a problem.”
“Arsenal is a great team with a great coach. Although they come amid a bad spell, we can't rely on that and we must play our best and get the most out of the match.”
“There is always going to be criticism but I am a strong enough person to take that.”
“Sol is a strong person and a strong-minded person - and he will do what he wants and what he thinks best.”
“I think he would work well. One of his biggest qualities is his man-management _ the way he treats the players and what he gets out of the players. He gives the players a lot of respect.”
“He was involved in a lot of things when he came on as he was against Argentina in November.”
“Always big questions are asked when a club as big as ours has not won anything for one season, never mind three. Not winning anything again looks like it might happen now.”
“In 2012, I can take my children to an Olympics which we might never had had the chance to do. ... This is such a huge lift for our country.”
“Without doubt, I always said that I would not go into management,”
“I'm pleased with my personal performance but particularly with the way the team played overall.”
“I want to carry on playing for England as long as I can and if that means playing after the World Cup then great.”
“We battled for 89 minutes to win the game and fought really well,”
“I'm really enjoying it at Real now.”
“Some strong words have been said in the dressing room by the manager and the lads have had to take it because it has been an embarrassment. We will put it right, that is all we can do.”
“Sol is a great player, and you don't become a bad player just because of two or three bad games.”
“I like playing in Madrid and Spain. I live in this city and although we haven't yet talked about renewing my contract, after the Champions League matches against Arsenal we will talk.”
“However the club has already said they want me to stay. I am happy there and would like to stay there.”
“He's an exceptional talent,”
“It was alright -- we won the game,”
“Obviously, it's important he doesn't get a yellow card, ... But he can't go into the game -- and I'm sure the manager won't ask him to go into the game -- worrying about that yellow card because it could affect his performance.”
“We will support the manager until he leaves at the end of the tournament. That's clear for the players.”
“We do need to share that out because Frank's showed this season that he gets forward, he scores goals, gets in some great positions,”
“Maybe United think that's the best way, out before you know it. I'm not sure I agree,”
“I always used to go for blondes and quiet girls, but Victoria is the total opposite - dark and loud.”
“Mine was a great goal but the important thing was the team winning,”
“Every one of our players respects every one of their players and their team as a whole. But once we cross that white line most of the respect will be out the window and we will be fighting to win the game.”
“I don't think he would have a problem with any place he went to. I think he is an experienced manager and can handle it.”
“I went for the gaffer. I don't know if I've ever lost control like that in my life before. It was like some mad scene out of a gangster movie.”
“He showed once again what a great player he is and we got to swap shirts at the end.”
“It's just a name we love.”
“That's part and parcel of being a top-flight manager, to be able to handle big games like Champions League and World Cups. You do need to have a certain amount of experience on that side.”
“Why don't the Argentinean players like me? I don't know,”
“We can't keep making excuses going into competitions because with the talent we have in our country we have to go into this competition with the aim of going as far as we can.”
“I'm captain but so many other players are captain of their club sides and we need that. We are lucky to have that.”
“I don't think we could have thrown anything more at them. They defended exceptionally and we just couldn't break them down. I expected a few goals but overall I wish them good luck because they are a good team.”
“We can take a lot from that game, to play against one of the best teams in the world and we've outplayed them for 90 minutes, ... They've scored two goals in the last two minutes of extra time. We had a lot of young lads out there who played as if they had been around for a long time.”
“I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.”
“Can we trust Sven? We can definitely trust him,”
“Even though we haven't won anything on the pitch I love playing football here. Playing for Real Madrid is an honor. I want to win something and I don't want to leave without winning something.”
“I am happy with my performance,”
“The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.”
“There was the normal booing when I took corners but that's what the fans are there for - to give the opposition stick. It's nice when you're 1-0 up, you can smile - and you get a few smiles back sometimes”
“I've been waiting for this moment for three years. From the start I wanted to wear Real Madrid's shirt in England. There's a special aura about being a Real Madrid player and I want to show it in England. To play in London, where I was born, is going to be very special.”
“Obviously Jonathan was one of the best young defenders in England when he was there and now he is very important for Real Madrid,”
“We have a lot of work to do before four tough games coming up. Confidence-wise we just have to forget about this game.”
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