Football Quotes by Andrea Pirlo

To get onto the Maracana pitch is the dream of every child.

— Andrea Pirlo

It's not easy to win the Champions League.

— Andrea Pirlo

I always play to win. I always have big targets in mind.

— Andrea Pirlo

I think MLS is as important as any of the national leagues.

— Andrea Pirlo

Real Madrid? Any player would like to play for them.

— Andrea Pirlo

Messi is the best player in the world; he is amazing.

— Andrea Pirlo

My favourite England player is Harry Kane.

— Andrea Pirlo

I like English football a lot.

— Andrea Pirlo

I've never needed to play for money. I play because I love football.

— Andrea Pirlo

Being part of a team that belongs to everyone makes me feel good and at peace with myself.

— Andrea Pirlo

The only great English midfielder in my career was Paul Scholes. He had elegance in him. Others were pretenders.

— Andrea Pirlo

There are many talented midfielders but not the kind of playmaker I am.

— Andrea Pirlo

When great teams meet, there is never a problem with concentration.

— Andrea Pirlo

In football, like in life, there are always millimetres which can change things - the course of a goal or of a…

— Andrea Pirlo

Madrid is Madrid. There's nothing more to say. It's the biggest team in the world.

— Andrea Pirlo

Ancelotti moved me to a new position and helped me raise my game.

— Andrea Pirlo

Top European clubs are always progressing with what they can do off the field. Training is getting more scientific, and we are…

— Andrea Pirlo

I spent the afternoon of Sunday 9 July, 2006 in Berlin sleeping and playing the PlayStation. In the evening, I went out…

— Andrea Pirlo

I used to watch Juninho's free-kicks without being able to figure out how he hit them. I tried and tried until, eventually,…

— Andrea Pirlo

For many years, Messi and Ronaldo will be the two best. After them, there is Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and others. I hope…

— Andrea Pirlo

Messi is always compared to Maradona, but he needs to win the World Cup because if you don't win the World Cup,…

— Andrea Pirlo

I am extremely lucky - I met Antonio Conte. I had so many coaches to compare him to, and he is the…

— Andrea Pirlo

I'd have signed for Real in a heartbeat. They're a club with more glamour than Milan; more prospects, more appeal, more everything.…

— Andrea Pirlo

I was lucky enough to play for the top three Italian clubs during the golden era of Italian football, so I have…

— Andrea Pirlo

As a player, you get to the stage where you realise that you are not 25 anymore - and can't play the…

— Andrea Pirlo

One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They…

— Andrea Pirlo

On the first training session Pogba had with Juventus, the players were laughing. We were not laughing for any other reason than…

— Andrea Pirlo

I came to New York City as a player, so my objective is to take the team as high as possible, preferably…

— Andrea Pirlo

Scoring from a dead-ball brings me massive satisfaction. It sets me up as an example for other players to follow, copy, and…

— Andrea Pirlo

I'd have considered myself fortunate to be coached by Guardiola because he really puts his stamp on teams. He builds them, moulds…

— Andrea Pirlo

I'm a bit of a wandering gypsy on the pitch.

— Andrea Pirlo

It would actually be a dream way to end my time in Turin, by winning the Champions League.

— Andrea Pirlo

Thanks to Conte, I got the urge of coaching, and I thank him for that.

— Andrea Pirlo

I've never told anyone, but my ambition is to become the leading all-time scorer of free kicks in Serie A.

— Andrea Pirlo

You give any team Pogba and Zlatan in one window, and they are capable of special things.

— Andrea Pirlo

As a player, you just want to be at a club where you can achieve everything you want to.

— Andrea Pirlo

Surely it was the best decision of my career to sign for Juventus.

— Andrea Pirlo

Pogba has never stopped improving. He has everything to become a great player. If he keeps his head on his shoulders, he…

— Andrea Pirlo

I've learned lots, obviously - the first thing being never to forget to be grateful. The second is not to bear grudges,…

— Andrea Pirlo

Do I regret leaving Milan? I decided I needed a change. I needed to find new ideas, and that was the best…

— Andrea Pirlo