Big Quote by Edgar Davids

The players can associate playing for England with enjoyment, fun, and not being under siege and feeling everything is against them. There's an energy…

— Gareth Southgate

Big teams need a core of players who have their roots at their clubs, who grow with their clubs and who embody the culture.…

— Philipp Lahm

That is probably the biggest issue about the English game. You need to be a great player and great at striking the ball, of…

— Xabi Alonso

Playing in a big tournament is one of the biggest things for a professional footballer.

— Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Playing for England is the most important thing in my life.

— Stuart Broad

Eating the right things and doing the right things off the field are important. You see players like Ryan Giggs and Gareth Barry. If…

— James Milner

English players are probably scared to come abroad. They are in a comfort zone in England: that's where we grew up; that's where we…

— Ashley Cole

Personally, I prepare exactly the same for every game: I don't think, "I'm going to have to do extra here because of what they…

— Ben Morgan

English football has an enormous following across the world, not just because of the players but because of its history, its tradition, the excitement,…

— Fernando Torres

You have to cope with expectation if you want to play for England.

— Gareth Southgate

Playing for England is such a huge honour - it should always remain that.

— Alastair Cook

I realise that sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't. But it is very important for me I feel personally, even selfishly, the…

— Gary Cahill