Fight Quote by Christian Vieri

I look back to the 1980s and 1990s, when Italian teams dominated Europe. They had maybe three players from abroad, but they were the…

— Gianfranco Zola

Not many people know when I was younger, when Italy won the 2006 World Cup, growing up I had a poster of them lifting…

— Weston McKennie

The toughest defenders I've faced are Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Ivan Cordoba, Ciro Ferrara and Walter Samuel.

— Filippo Inzaghi

The opponent I have most admired during my career is Paolo Maldini.

— Javier Zanetti

I just wanted to get back to playing attacking football after my time in Italy. It was a little difficult at first but the…

— Dennis Bergkamp

I was lucky enough to play for the top three Italian clubs during the golden era of Italian football, so I have no regrets.

— Andrea Pirlo

Italy was the hardest league to score goals in. Those guys just love defending.

— Robinho

I'm really glad that Italy went out, they were playing boring football. (on Euro 2004)

— Andy Townsend

I was glad to see Italy win. All the guys on the team were Italians.

— Tommy Lasorda

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

— Lothar Matthaus

I never forget my first emotions in football, in Sicily.

— Patrice Evra

I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals.

— Michel Patini