If you are looking at someone who has won things and managed world-class players, Mourinho's the man.
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There's massive competition now for spots in the team, you're talking about world-class players fighting for position.
"We were always going to be under pressure, with some of the class players they have, " said Kerr.
As for the assistant coach Mike Ford saying England have not got any world-class players, that is ridiculous.
Out of 120 contracts given out to first-class players, six are given to youngsters of 21 or younger.
Overflowing with talent, the islands of the West Indies could have fielded at least two teams of world-class players.
The world's richest cricketing nation should have a larger bench of top-class players.
You know where world-class players are going to be on the pitch.
City's prospective new owners, Abu Dhabi United Group, have promised huge investment in new players and talked of signing several world-class players.
Matfield was one of several world-class players originally left behind to rest in South Africa, including back-row Schalk Burger and wing Bryan Habana.
We have got so many class players that you just have to make sure you are in the right place at the right time.
In addition, there will be few truly top-class players on offer with the likes of Ricky Ponting, Graeme Smith, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni already signed up.
It was such a big game involving many top class players - and it says a lot about someone who can stand out in such company.
"It's a possibility that some people might not want to go because Messi is not there but they have a degree of top class players, " added Smith.
Having a menu of games to choose from, and being able to see how many players (and possibly what class players) were available would be very helpful.
It's a humongous club -- for me, one of the biggest in the world -- and to have the fans and world-class players we have here is amazing.
But there was no mechanism to stop the rise of ticket prices to help pay for this bright new era of top-class players being paid six-figure weekly salaries.
"There are a much smaller number of truly world-class players on the list this year compared to last, so those that are there will be hotly contested, " Badale said.
They can't do it right throughout the squad because financially they haven't got it but for the real top-class players who are going to make a difference, I'm sure Neil would find the money somewhere.
The Chelsea takeover by Roman Abramovich was a game-changer and for the first time English and European clubs faced the prospect of competing with a club owner whose wealth made the signing of multiple world-class players possible.
Now two World Cup players, we lost Gerard before the tournament, a really top-notch outstanding world-class player, you need your world-class players to perform, so yes we do need that type of player, we need this leadership quality.
"I've kept myself fit and although I've appeared in some one-off charity rugby and football matches this will be the first - and I'm sure last - time that I'll play in a competitive match against some world class players, " Johnson said.
Prince Abdullah hopes the new plan will have a similar effect on Saudi soccer as the creation of the Premier League in 1992 had on the English game, leading to better broadcast rights, growing fan bases, top-class players and investment in stadiums and other facilities.
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"The excitement of the Magners League play-offs gave everyone a real lift and, with the move to our new training and medical centre at Scotstoun Stadium just a few days away, all three lads will benefit enormously training alongside some world class players in first class facilities, " he said.
Sky has paid ever higher prices for the League's content because its own business is closely linked to the fortunes of the sport in the U.K. Higher broadcast deals helps translate to successful performances by clubs on European-level championships, and allow clubs to pay exorbitant amounts for world-class players (the Premier League distributes the money it makes from domestic broadcast rights to all 20 clubs).
The board members for the players then have to vote to recommend a settlement to those in class of players in the suit, which they then have to approve.
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Hughes gave up five hits and struck out four over five shutout innings against Toronto Class A players.
At home, where the population is soccer-mad, all that money should translate to a steady pipeline of world-class foreign players and unrivaled infrastructure.
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There are players that will be disappointed that didn't get in this year and they'll never have another chance but they're world class rugby players.
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