Fond memories Quote by Matthijs de Ligt

I didn't mind playing against Ronaldo. He wasn't as quick as me over the first few yards, I always felt that I could stick…

— Wayne Bridge

It was so exciting to meet Ronaldo, because I was always up against him in my PlayStation games.

— Gianluigi Donnarumma

I was lucky enough to play against Maradona. He and Ronaldo, when he was at Inter Milan - they were my toughest opponents.

— Paolo Maldini

I played against Messi, against Cristiano, but the Brazilian Ronaldo, for me, was different.

— Alessandro Nesta

I'd never thought I'd play against Ronaldo, but I really hope he's on it against us because it gives me a chance to test…

— Aaron Ramsdale

I played against Maradona and he was a great player like Messi too.

— Marco van Basten

I remember the game I played with Porto at Old Trafford in 2004 quite well. It was the second leg of the first knockout…

— Deco

I think we played a great game against Germany and brought joy to ourselves and the Brazilian people.

— Ronaldo

Ronaldo was my hero. I loved watching players like Zidane, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo, but Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. He was…

— Lionel Messi

I remember playing against the great Manchester United teams when I was a player.

— Graham Potter

I played in a city in Brazil where there are only two big clubs and Internacional versus Gremio was unbelievable - the pressure, the…

— Oscar

With Ronaldo being one of the greats, probably one of the best players ever, it's going to be an honour to hopefully play against…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold