The best Quotes by Gareth Southgate

The devastation of getting so close and not being able to give our country the trophy that we wanted to is difficult to put into context. The penalty takers are my call. None of them are on their own. We win and lose as a team.

For an island our size we've got an incredible influence on the world.

People have tried to invade us and we've had the courage to hold that back. You can't hide that some of the energy in the stadium against Germany was because of that. I never mentioned that to the players, but I know that's part of what that story was.

That was a heartbreaking result to end EURO 2020 but Gareth Southgate and his squad played like heroes. They have done the nation proud and deserve great credit.

I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London.

I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world.

If Putin was a woman, I really don't think he would've embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has.

President Putin has chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack on Ukraine. The UK and our allies will respond decisively.

We have put in great forests of beautiful wind turbines on the drowned prairies of Doggerland beneath the North Sea. In fact we produce so much offshore wind that I am thinking of changing my name to Boreas Johnson in honor of the North Wind.

This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media.

I didn't celebrate on the penalty because I didn't realise we had won.

My penalty was not good enough, it should have gone in. But I will never apologise for who I am and where I came from.

The Azzurri, led by coach Roberto Mancini, played together with great team spirit and personality. After 50 years, the trophy returns to Italy.

They thought the trophy would stay in London, now it's going to Rome. Italy has schooled again.

More pasta! We need to eat more pasta! It's coming to Rome!

Violet: "I'm so looking forward to seeing your mother again. When I'm with her, I'm reminded of the virtues of the English."
Matthew: "But isn't she American?"
Violet: "Exactly."

The British electors will not vote for a man who does not wear a hat.

Threatening the British by saying there will be only salt and vinegar on the table, is like threatening the French by saying there will only be wine and baguettes, or threatening the Swiss by saying there'll only be chocolate and Nazi gold.

I don't think about money when I make these kinds of decisions. I play for the love of the game. I loved the feeling I got from Real Madrid.

I think he's a really good talent, really promising talent. I think if you meet the boy as well, an excellent boy - very humble, he's got his feet firmly on the ground, which is the most important thing for a young player. And I think he's got the world at his feet as long as he can stay focussed.

I think whenever a footballer is on a football pitch, that's where they're most comfortable. This is where we do what we do.

I want to finish with dignity so in a good club. It doesn't mean that to go USA or Qatar or Dubai is not good but I don't see myself there.

We want to win this World Cup. The group is very strong. And I want to take this opportunity to stop the talking about me. Stop asking other players about me. You can ask them questions about the World Cup and their expectations.

I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me. If you don't have respect for me, I'm never gonna have respect for you.

What am I supposed to say about that? I'm a goalkeeper.

We know about the strength of the French players and are respectful. I think they feel the same way.

Strong teams have lost in Frankfurt - and so did we.

Since I left France, everything has gone downhill. France needs me, I don't need France. Even if you have Mbappé, Neymar and Messi, it doesn't help you because you don't have God.

This is for Mino Raiola. It's the first title I have won without Mino by my side. I was close to signing for Napoli, then he told me that I was the only one who could save Milan. So I dedicate it to him.

Broker: "I found a nice house, but has no furnitures."
Zlatan: "Then you go to IKEA and you get the furnitures."
Broker: "Rich people don't buy furnitures in IKEA."
Zlatan: "No, but intelligent people do."

I'm truly saddened by the death of Her Majesty, The Queen. What an outpouring of love and respect we saw for the Platinum Jubilee for her life of service. How devastated we all feel today shows what she has meant to people in this country and around the world.

In my career, there's many things I've won and many things I've achieved, but for me, my greatest achievement is my children and my family. It's about being a good father, a good husband, just being connected to family as much as possible.

That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.

We have to accept the quality of the opponent, this is maybe the most dangerous attacking side at the moment in Europe.

I say that the top players are the ones who work hardest. They are the easiest to handle - they know what it takes to stay at the best level.

When you read biographies of Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Pete Sampras or Roger Federer, you will often stumble upon the word "humility".

We will come back.

I'm very happy to be developing my skills in France, the country where I was born and grew up. I have tried to always keep challenging myself.

I don't necessarily need to go fast. I am in a place where I like myself, where I feel good. But is this the best place for me? I don't have the answer yet.

I have dreamed of this. This is a historic night for this club and for me, this is my first European title. I will remember this for all my life.

There's not only one hero. We're all heros. Look at that! We're down 0:1 and keep fighting - and then we win it in penalties.

We'll be waiting for him like a wife, waiting for her husband to be released from prison.

When Dortmund won here for the last time, 19 years ago, most of my players have still been quenched.

Ed Sheeran did what I haven't seen too often before: Make people smile when leaving the Schalke Arena.

If he stays, that would be a positive signal for Schalke. Raul is a super player and we need his high level of quality in order to be successful.

If Barcelona was a German club, they'd be a case for a liquidator.

When I arrived at Barcelona and saw Messi's face, and later Luis Suarez, I felt like it was a videogame.

Bayern Munich's crowning achievement came with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon. Kingsley Coman, a Parisian and former PSG prospect, scored early in the second half. Manuel Neuer, the brilliant goalkeeper, made sure the lead stood up.

Winning against Bayern Munich can't be anticipated, that makes them extra special.

The Real Madrid shirt is white. It can stain of mud, sweat and even of blood, but never of shame.