Achieve Quote by Carlos Carvalhal

We know about Portuguese football, we know the Portuguese culture.

— Adama Traore

The ISL brought together many football cultures such as Italians, Dutch, French, English and Spanish. There were no Brazilians! I brought something from Brazil,…

— Zico

I used to watch English football on TV when I was younger in Brazil. I already knew it was a dynamic, competitive and fast…

— Oscar

If I'd grown up in Sao Paulo, I'm sure I would've been a great soccer fan.

— Frank Deford

When I was a child I watched the Italian league a lot because there were many Brazilians there.

— Oscar

I knew I could naturally get to play for Brazil, I always believed in my football.

— Deco

I arrived in Portugal being very creative, very technical. Finally at Porto, Santos showed me the way and convinced me that I had to…

— Deco

That image is now associated with the Portuguese coaches: the ability to adapt, to arrive and win, to assemble good teams and good structures…

— Andre Villas-Boas

This was an important part of my life. But it was also sad that we didn't play there, cause we had such alot of…

— Jim Capaldi

My father played for Sao Paulo for several years. I played in Brazil, too, and made a lot of friends there.

— Diego Forlan

I started at Benfica: not as big but one of the biggest clubs in Portugal. I've played for Real Madrid. Then I moved to…

— Angel Di Maria

As I grew as a man, and as a player, I realised that's what I loved - to have the ball, and to play…

— Joao Felix