Quote by Simon Kuper

“The problem here is that unless a team is playing well, winning things, filling their stadia, clubs simply cannot afford to alienate the very”

— Nick Hornby

What we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs.…

— Sepp Blatter

I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.

— Ali Krieger

The national team means you have the nation behind it.

— Frank Rijkaard

If you look at our history, this is a club that has always represented the values of citizenship, sport and democracy in the Catalan…

— Joan Laporta

Playing for the national team is not the same as playing for your club.

— Niko Kovac

It's clear that the more competition there is in a team, the better it is for the club.

— Aymeric Laporte

I can't play for the national team if I'm not playing for my club.

— Dimitar Berbatov

“Often when people talk about great teams, they only talk about that transcendent sense of purpose.”

— Jeff Sutherland

To play with the national team is the ultimate goal for any player.

— Jesus Navas

It's more difficult to achieve something with the national team because players from several clubs get together and less frequently.

— Manuel Neuer

If you play well at club level, then, you deserve an invitation for the national team. That's the way it goes.

— Klaas-Jan Huntelaar