Paul Quote by Matthijs de Ligt

During my time playing for England we had Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes. They were world-class players…

— Jermaine Jenas

I grew up with a lot of footballers.

— Brett Goldstein

I grew up watching the great Milan teams with the Dutch players.

— Hernan Crespo

I moved to Manchester United when I was a 17-year-old kid. Nemanja Vidic was five years older than me and Rio Ferdinand nearly nine…

— Gerard Pique

I was once in charge of the Dutch team - and then I was introduced to club football!

— Frank Rijkaard

In my years at United, I witnessed some signings who, over their careers, transformed the fortunes of the team. From Eric Cantona, when I…

— Paul Scholes

I always looked up to Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo because he was for me the ideal footballer. He was at United, he had an unbelievable…

— Andreas Pereira

I looked at a lot of players - the legends from Chelsea - when I was at the academy and witnessed the first team…

— Mason Mount

Growing up, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were the players I looked up to - and Carlos Tevez when he was at the club.

— Marcus Rashford

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.

— Bernardo Silva

I play with players in the Brazilian national team who are similar to those at Chelsea - Kaka, Neymar.

— Oscar

At Liverpool and England I formed a great partnership with Michael Owen who played off me with great success and in more recent times…

— Emile Heskey