Born Quote by Deco

I am Brazilian and love my country, but I don't regret playing for Portugal. It was and still is a way of thanking the…

— Deco

I'm English. I've never said the opposite. I'm 100 per cent English. In Portugal it happens that a lot of Brazilians play for Portugal…

— Eric Dier

Even though I wasn't born here, I feel I'm a 'Brasiliense' because I grew up here, my mother grew up here, and all my…

— Vicente Luque

It'll be different playing against Brazil, but I play for Portugal with all my heart and soul.

— Deco

When I was young, living in Belgium, my parents spoke Portuguese, we have the Brazilian passion at home, I played with PSV in Holland,…

— Andreas Pereira

I come from Brazil, which is a Portuguese speaking part of the continent.

— Walter Salles

Brazil is my way to see the world. Being born in that country means: "you don't have a wall separating the physical reality from…

— Paulo Coelho

I decided to play for Portugal because I was convinced I had no chance of playing for Brazil.

— Deco

I have a connection with Portugal, I like the country.

— Deco

All the best Portuguese players have gone to play in the most important foreign Leagues, and of course I'd like to do that too.

— Joao Felix

If I had a Portuguese passport but no relationship with Portugal... or if it was Italy or Spain where I didn't have much of…

— Deco

The national team is part of my life. I have an incredible history, of many conquests and also many defeats. But to play for…

— Ronaldo