Association Quote by Sepp Blatter

I am available to play in foreign leagues only when not required on national duty.

— Shahid Afridi

I've been told by many people that a lot of overseas players come into the Premier League, and they take time to integrate, depending…

— Naby Keita

The way the Premier League is now we have a lot of foreign players. A lot of very good foreign players.

— Mark Noble

Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.

— Cheech Marin

We Bundesliga clubs are there to train players who will then play in the national team.

— Hansi Flick

Some of their players are internationals; some play for their national team.

— Steve McClaren

But it's different in England. We have different players from different races, even in the lower leagues. They don't have that in some places…

— Rhian Brewster

It's great to be able to bring the best players from other countries and that they want to play in our league.

— Steph Houghton

For a national player it is a good thing to get experience playing abroad.

— Per Mertesacker

The Premier League is a competitive league where strikers can be brought in for x amount of pounds and it might block your pathway…

— Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Clubs don't like their players going off to play international matches and you can see a scenario where they eventually start to make it…

— Michael Owen

Foreign players are great for Serie A if they add something extra, but a lot of them are superfluous.

— Fabio Quagliarella