My World Cup in 1998 was unique, it was something for all…

I remember we had a terrible start to the 2002 World Cup, losing to Senegal when we were the reigning world and European champions.

— Marcel Desailly

I started the 1998 World Cup with Teddy Sheringham up front but always planned for Michael Owen to face Colombia in our final group…

— Glenn Hoddle

I'm not trying to race the whole men's tour; I just want to race one time. If you know me, which most people on…

— Lindsey Vonn

I went through a phase after we won the World Cup of 'what am I going to do with my life.'

— Isa Guha

You want the world-class players playing at the World Cup, and you want them to do themselves justice.

— Andrew Robertson

The World Cup is every footballer's dream.

— Ali Daei

The player picked as No 23 in the squad will not win the World Cup for you.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

Premier League is one thing. World Cup is totally different.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

A burning ambition of mine is to take Scotland to a major tournament. It should be the pinnacle of any players' career to get…

— Steve Clarke

Don't ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time. This will make your life almost impossible.

— Eduardo Paes

I'd love to go and I'd love to play for my country and go to a World Cup again. I've got to accept I'm…

— Michael Owen

I became an India player in January 2009 and was therefore paid Rs 40 lakhs. However, in my contract, my category continued as a…

— Ravindra Jadeja

It's got to be harder in real life to win a World Cup. But depending on if you play World Class level on FIFA,…

— Landon Donovan

People think that the Club World Cup is an easy competition, but it's not.

— Keylor Navas

The World Cup was the biggest thing ever for the national team, but the Champions League is the biggest thing for clubs.

— David Villa