Football clubs Quotes by Xavi

To me Paul is a role model. He is the best midfielder I've seen in the last 15 or 20 years.

— Xavi

I would loved to have played with Scholes. He plays the game the way it should be played and at his peak he was the best midfield player in the world.

— Xavi

In futsal, you see whether a player is really talented. You notice the small details in quality, class and tactical understanding.

— Xavi

Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.

— Xavi

There are a lot of teams that don't want to play, that only want to defend against Barcelona, and that makes it difficult. We're always looking for the open space. A lot of times we'll face six defenders and four midfielders.

— Xavi

England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20 Champions Leagues, hahaha!

— Xavi

It will be difficult to finish my career here. I don't know if I am going to end it at Barcelona, although I would like to. I don't know what is going to happen.

— Xavi

I like to read the papers. I make my living from football, and I like to know what's going on.

— Xavi

Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams in history - Pele's Brazil, Cruyff's Ajax, Sacchi's Milan - but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best.

— Xavi

Iniesta is easily Spain's most complete player. He has everything.

— Xavi

I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.

— Xavi