I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many years now realise we must protect it and look after it. I was speaking about football,… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
I realised that the political context had got worse since the 2010 World Cup. I tried to ignore it but I wanted, as a national coach - you may call this Utopia - to make Catalans and Basques feel good… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
As with Cesc Fabregas, some players who go and play for foreign clubs improve on a cultural level. It makes them grow on many… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates. — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
Messi or Ronaldo? I prefer Messi because he is more of a street player. — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat,… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
Football has an important role to play in society. Players should have a sense of social responsibility, have a moral dimension to them which… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
No one knows anything about economics. It's the great lie of the economists. By contrast in football people might have contrasting opinions, each of… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
I realised that the political context had got worse since the 2010 World Cup. I tried to ignore it but I wanted, as a… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain. — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
