Always Quote by Franz Beckenbauer

It seems that soccer tournaments create those relationships: people gathered together in pubs and living rooms, a whole country suddenly caring about the same…

— Simon Kuper

It's important that you prepare the players for what happens at a tournament, like a World Cup, for example. You can get a better…

— Joachim Low

It happens so quick. You lose a game; you lose another game; it's a World Cup; media scrutiny; public expectation, and then you almost…

— Mickey Arthur

The amount of pressure the guys are under from the English media is fierce.

— Rickie Lambert

I think public criticism of players can go one of two ways: either the players will want to raise a proverbial middle finger at…

— Eniola Aluko

If you are playing in any team or even if you represent your country, some pressure is there. This is a World Cup so…

— Yuzvendra Chahal

A World Cup is always a bit of a watershed for teams, so there will be new faces and players given the chance to…

— Faf de Klerk

It all goes back to the players putting everything out on the pitch. They commit to the game, so the support gets behind them…

— Chris Wilder

I don't think there has been enough communication between the players and the tournaments. In one sense it's just as much the players' fault.…

— Novak Djokovic

Every team goes through transitions - whether that be changes to the playing group or coaches - and that can cause disruption. It's about…

— Alex Greenwood

In the World Cup, people of many nations come together for a fierce competition. To field the best team, all the competitor nations know…

— J. B. Pritzker

Once the World Cup preparations begin there will hardly be an opportunity to do so, since we'll have to put all our energy into…

— Jurgen Klinsmann