I've known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.

What one does in one's club is what determines whether one gets called up for the national team.

I have played on the left for Koln sometimes and the national team; it is not something special.

I came to England because I thought it would help me to get back in the Brazilian national team.

The treatment of Wayne Rooney told me something about the way England fans view the national team.

I've done a lot of great things playing for this country and this national team in the youth stage.

I played for so long with the national team. It was great but it's time for the young guys to play.

Mbappe always performs whether that's in Ligue 1, Champions League or with the France national team.

Every time the national team took to the field, we had the confetti shower and the ticker-tape thing.

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

I think there can be nothing more special than winning something with the shirt of your national team.

I am not interested in the Italian national team. I prefer to have a new experience, outside of Italy.

I'll admit I was curious about coaching a national team, but my experience with Greece was sufficient.

Soccer is always changing and evolving, and I think our national team has had to change with the times.

I will give all I have got to improve my qualities and be important for Juve and for the national team.

Of course when you are starting to be a coach you want to do your best and my national team is my dream.

I said yes to Real Madrid while keeping my responsibility to the national team. I was completely honest.

If you are the coach of a national team, you have to evaluate players based on what they do on the pitch.

You go around the world, and you say, 'I'm the top scorer for the Argentina national team.' I liked that.

The elite footballers of one country meet at the national team and it's an honour for me to be among them.

I guess, at a club, you feel supported. Sometimes, with the national team, it hasn't always felt that way.

I've been the captain at Ajax and once for the national team - it's nice and makes you an important player.

For Brazil or any other national team in the world, to play Uruguay is a commitment and a very tough match.

Van Basten went directly to the national team without coaching any other clubs. It's not the norm in Italy.

The only thing I want is the respect of the fans of Liverpool and the fans of the national team of Uruguay.

My target is to consolidate my place with Arsenal and to reach the Argentinian national team as number one.

I am coach of the Germany national team and there are not many jobs in the world which are better than this.

When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.

I've always said that there's a bit of a different sense of pride when you're playing for your national team.

Arsene Wenger's style of play is the sort of style the Chilean national team has. Therefore, I am used to it.

The national team was like a second family for me. I will always carry those 13 years of my life in my heart.

I definitely see this team, the Canadian national team, definitely fighting for a spot in the 2022 World Cup.

I will only be 29 in 2016 for the European Championships, but the French national team doesn't make me happy.

Starting games with the French national team helped me bounce back when it was getting difficult with Arsenal.

Being able to play at club level at a high level and then getting called into the national team, it's amazing.

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

Diego Tardelli has a very good history with the national team, and left a legacy of his time in Dunga's squad.

Both at Barca and the Spanish national team we know that the best way to win is by sticking to our philosophy.

When you come in with the national team, there's an adjustment period. Sometimes you don't have time to adjust.

Every time I went to play for my national team, we spent together two months away from our families, as a team.

I have a profound respect for Juan Carlos Osorio. I think he did an amazing job with the Mexican national team.

I hope things go phenomenally well for Spain and for Luis Enrique. I'm a fervent supporter of the national team.

'A' tours can be considered as a stepping stone to getting into the national team, so they are really important.

I think the national team is more like a traveling circus. It's hard to get that translation into the NWSL teams.

I honestly think I would swap all that I have won in my career to win something with the Argentine national team.

I don't think anyone ever turns down their national team opportunity, but I think it has to be at the right time.

As a player, you want to play for your national team - if you're fit, you play; if you're not fit, you don't play.

To be in the national team is wonderful in it's own right. For me, playing against Brazil or Venezuela is the same.

I have played for the national team many times, so I am used to good things - and bad things - being said about me.

I saw Claude Makelele play in the French national team but before when he played at a club I didn't watch him a lot.

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