Competing Quote by Alessandro Del Piero

There are many good players, in Italy and abroad.

— Massimiliano Allegri

I am not interested in the Italian national team. I prefer to have a new experience, outside of Italy.

— Fabio Capello

I like playing Italian teams. To me, they are the fairest sportsmen of them all. I don't agree with the Italy stereotypes - I…

— Thomas Muller

Italy is a very competitive league, where most of the teams wait for you.

— Marcos Alonso

Italy is hard to beat. It's a family-friendly experience, they like to see kids in restaurants, and at dinner you see all the adults…

— Anthony Bourdain

In Italy, they are incredibly competitive. It may be that their game is more defensive, but they defend so well; here in Germany, there…

— Thiago Alcantara

The one thing I learnt going to Italy was there's no real change in how the game should be played, but how players look…

— Graeme Souness

I like playing in Italy. It was a challenge I wanted since very early in my career.

— Ronaldo

It's always like that with Italian teams, they're competitive, they know what they want and they know how to get it.

— Sergio Busquets

In Italy, football is too important. There is more pressure on coaches, teams, directors. Now is not a good moment for football in Italy.…

— Carlo Ancelotti

Well, Italy is huge for me. I've been going back every summer, not just to see my family, but play with the Italian National…

— Danilo Gallinari

I am dreaming that Italy can return to having lots of important talent. We need to grow our young players.

— Roberto Baggio