Football Quote by Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The problem in Sweden is that, when the players are younger, they are not allowed to develop their own style and skills.

— Freddie Ljungberg

My dad played in Iceland and I think went over to Sweden for a couple of years.

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

I moved to England at a young age so it was different, unlike other Dutch players as I had to get used to a…

— Patrick van Aanholt

In Holland you go into amateur teams, come up through the ranks and are generally spotted for senior or professional football. At 16, I…

— Jaap Stam

It's true, when I was at Barcelona I played as a winger.

— Hector Bellerin

When I was playing in the Ajax youth teams - when I was, say, 14, 15 - you started to get all those international…

— Johan Cruyff

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 don't care where the players come from, whether they are English, Scandinavian, German, or Chinese whatever.

— Michael van Gerwen

When I was 15, I played in midfield. I was a No 6 and I had two examples: Sergio Busquets and Pirlo.

— Matthijs de Ligt

There is no age at which I exclude players from the national team.

— Hansi Flick

If my style is typically Swedish, I don't know. But I never shouted in all my life at players and I never did it…

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

As a young Scottish footballer growing up - I always used to follow Scotland and watch the games - Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, and…

— David Moyes