Age Quote by Steve Purdy

The players who have been with the national team for a long time are used to international competitions, used to playing against the best…

— Julen Lopetegui

I've been playing professionally now for over 13 years - played in China, Turkey, Russia, and just was a part of the inaugural season…

— Jordan Larson

We play in so many different countries. I've been in so many countries as a junior and as a pro.

— Daniil Medvedev

The players have competed on the level the last 25 or 30 years are always going to be the players that compete at a…

— Greg Norman

Of course it's special when you play against a team you represented for six or seven years.

— Toni Kroos

Every tournament and every international game played gives you additional experience which brings you forward, both on the pitch and off it, but there…

— Lukas Podolski

I have only been here since 1996 but between 1966 and 1996 England had thirty years without foreign players and didn't win any more…

— Arsene Wenger

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

— Per Mertesacker

Qualifying for a major tournament is something that we need to do. You want your best players around you to be able to do…

— Rob Page

It's all about practice and more practice. Travel to tournaments, play in them, watch other players.

— Judd Trump

During such a competition players are there for a long time as well as all the people around them. They need to train, to…

— Michel Patini

There's always competition in the national team.

— Fabio Quagliarella