The best Quotes by Xavi

Iniesta is easily Spain's most complete player. He has everything. Playing alongside him is very easy.

In England, footballers are respected more, the game is more noble, there's less cheating. Every Spaniard who goes loves it - and comes back a better player. If I had ever left, it would have been to England.

I can't ever imagine not playing for Barcelona, let alone not playing soccer for a career. I don't ever want to play anywhere else.

Any one of Messi, Neymar, Xavi, or Suarez can take penalties; it doesn't matter.

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.

You always want to score against the opponent and if it's in El Clásico, even more.

FC Barcelona is the only club in the world that doesn't have money but still buys any player they want.

I always wanted to play in La Liga, always wanted to play for a great club.

I think Cruyff and Guardiola can go to a mental hospital together, shut up, sit there and play cards together. They would do football and Barcelona a great service.

It seems Barcelona are expected to win every title, but it is not always like this. People think Barca win automatically, but that's not the case.

To be a Barca goalkeeper, it's not enough to have quality. You have to make decisions and execute them.

These recent days, I've given lots of thought to what I can say and the truth is that I can't think of anything. This is really difficult for me after so many years.

Barcelona is a fantastic football club, and I don't think there are many players who would be able to say no to them.

I want to say one more thing: I will always hold the love of Barcelona in my heart.

It's not that difficult to play well and win titles in a team like Barcelona, but it's in the national side where you see a player's true class.

Barcelona are a brilliant team and in my opinion Andrés Iniesta is the best player in the world.

I don't think Madrid would be Madrid without Barcelona and vice versa.

Easy, right? With Germany? Haha. Okay. It's gonna be beautiful. It's a great group with a great opponent. We'll enjoy that. It's a World Cup, you don't get to play too many of these.

If the teams with the best players always won, football would be boring.

Juventus have had an exceptional season, they have won the cup, the Italian league and have a chance to win the third title. They suffered more in the cup final against Lazio. They were second in their group but in other games they have been at their highest level and they deserve to be where they are.

It's crazy that it has happened this way. I wanted it very much. I knew God was going to give it to me, I sensed it was going to be this.

I feel great bitterness, it is disappointing to start this way. Now we must turn the page and show that we are a strong team.

The moment I arrived in Paris I felt very happy. And I really want to begin the training sessions.

Losing hurts me... it's something I still haven't learned to live with. Yesterday when I lost, I went to give a hug to the biggest and best in history. My friend and brother Messi.

It is very simple, Messi is the best in the world, and if you give him a little bit of space, he can do whatever he wants.

Messi deserves to win this World Cup for all he has done for football.

Barcelona are always a candidate to win the Champions League.

I wanted my children to be able to see me play at the World Cup.

It's important for the team not to be relying on one player.

I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.

Fifa cannot sit by and see greed rule the football world. Nor shall we.

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.

Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Spain - and that's practically the same thing.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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