Brazilian Quote by Luka Modric

When I was back at Barcelona, the boots I wanted to wear were Ronaldinho's. He had those Tiempos, gold and white, and I thought…

— Hector Bellerin

I have had the same shinpads since I was eight or nine years old. Everyone laughs in the dressing room because of them but…

— Ander Herrera

The first pair of boots I remember owning were Puma Spiders - I still have them in a cupboard at home! They were fantastic…

— Peter Crouch

My father fought for me to play football. He never had to make me shinpads, but it was a lot of money to send…

— Luka Modric

I remember, the 1998 World Cup when we were Yugoslavia, I had the sticker albums of all the players, and I still remember that…

— Dusan Tadic

In Brazil they're freaky with big oh booties and in their thongs , blue yellow and green!

— Pitbull

Michael Vaughan gave me his old thigh pad when he retired. It was in my kitbag for a long time.

— Joe Root

Brazilian football has always been very much admired in Japan and, of course, after my participation and so many other Brazilians, it was like…

— Zico

I agree the SS 2014 collection from my own line comprising knee pads and polka dots didn't feel too good but I'm proud of…

— Masaba Gupta

It was just great to wear the Brazil shirt in the senior team for the first time. I'd already worn it before playing for…

— Oscar

I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe.

— Keyshawn Johnson

You ask any seasoned pro - off the record - what their favourite boots are and most of them will name that 1970s design…

— David James