Lothar Matthaus

Football is not only sunshine.

— Lothar Matthaus

I am happy when Bayern win.

— Lothar Matthaus

I'm a cuddler; I like harmony.

— Lothar Matthaus

I love Paul Pogba.

— Lothar Matthaus

I think football is football, politics is politics.

— Lothar Matthaus

Back in my days, my favorite opponent was Diego Maradona.

— Lothar Matthaus

No single player can stop Antoine Griezmann on his own.

— Lothar Matthaus

Kroos was right to go abroad. It was like winning the lottery.

— Lothar Matthaus

Guardiola won so many trophies at Barcelona that he had a huge impact.

— Lothar Matthaus

I like to travel, and I'm always ready for a new experience.

— Lothar Matthaus

Nolito is not a left winger - he is a central player.

— Lothar Matthaus

Winning is the most important thing at a World Cup.

— Lothar Matthaus

I had a couple of severe injuries, and it's not easy to watch your team from a bed in a hospital!

— Lothar Matthaus

Ozil obviously has a lot of quality, but so does Sami Khedira as holding midfielder.

— Lothar Matthaus

Striker Sandro Wagner is very strong, a true No. 9, who really made his mark playing with Germany in the Confederations Cup.

— Lothar Matthaus

When teams train now, it is about what they do with the ball and, if they lose it, how quickly they press…

— Lothar Matthaus

I have always loved football! Of course, you have sometimes difficult times with injuries, defeats, etc., but this is part of the…

— Lothar Matthaus

I'm always pretty cautious when people say that one player could single-handedly help his side to a trophy.

— Lothar Matthaus

As a player, you'd rather be up against Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern. Big clubs. Great atmosphere. Real excitement.

— Lothar Matthaus

Dele Alli doesn't have to show me or anyone else anything - because he has already proved his quality.

— Lothar Matthaus

I was certainly no Maradona. I was a very fast player. When I saw a space, I used it. When I went…

— Lothar Matthaus

I like football. It's fun winning the ball from someone. It's fun shooting at goal. It's fun hitting a ball over 60…

— Lothar Matthaus

When I was a player, and since then, we have never been so snobbish as to go into a tournament saying, 'We…

— Lothar Matthaus

Mexico and Italy are countries where you can almost taste the atmosphere from the teeming stands when you're on the field, and…

— Lothar Matthaus

Raheem Sterling is a danger to every defence because of his pace and technique. If you let him go one against one,…

— Lothar Matthaus

Soccer is the main sport in Mexico; it's very important for the Mexican people. It's their passion - it's their religion -…

— Lothar Matthaus

Bayern fulfilled every wish, no matter what Guardiola wanted: the players, the coaches, and even the doctors. He caused much disturbance off…

— Lothar Matthaus

I always say that if you stay with a good coach, the relationship between him and his team becomes like a family:…

— Lothar Matthaus

Sancho is a player who has everything. He has fantastic speed, great technique, a good eye for his colleagues, and that key…

— Lothar Matthaus

I played the 1980 UEFA Cup final for Borussia Monchengladbach against Eintracht Frankfurt, who had the legendary South Korean Cha Bum-kun as…

— Lothar Matthaus

In Germany, we laugh at it. Mourinho just selects a topic to moan about - transfers, team preparation, a rival coach. But…

— Lothar Matthaus

All my family worked for Puma. My mother worked there, and my father was the guy that opened and closed up in…

— Lothar Matthaus

The typical German coach wants things done one way - his way.

— Lothar Matthaus

I'm actually a very simple person. A very normal man.

— Lothar Matthaus

You cannot always blame others if things go wrong.

— Lothar Matthaus

Every good German team has strong leadership in the side.

— Lothar Matthaus

I always thought I'd be a coach, but I'm still open to everything.

— Lothar Matthaus

I wouldn't want to play as left forward if I normally play right-back.

— Lothar Matthaus

Toni Kroos leaving the German national team would hurt me very much.

— Lothar Matthaus

Iceland won't change. No matter who they play, they're 4-4-2.

— Lothar Matthaus