Soccer Quotes

Sometimes now, when I watch continental games on television, I'm a bit bored. I ask, 'where is the intensity?'

And Watford acknowledge the support of the crowd, indeed of the crowd that supported them

He's marked his entrance with an error of some momentum

Remember I've seen a video tape of a Scotland-England match and I've seen him miss a chance from five yards. It was against England and he couldn't score. So what does that say?

This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

I pride myself as being a very supportive parent. I go to my daughter's soccer games. I hit most of them. I try to go to all of them.

We are really quite lucky this yeara because Christmas falls on Christmas Day

Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result

In a year's time, he's a year older.

I think soccer is more respected now than it ever has been. You can see that in the numbers of young kids who are playing and the numbers of people who are coming to watch.

Paolo di Canio is capable of scoring the goal he scored.

You can't really call yourselves giant-killers any more, as you kill giants so often.

Football is a thinly disguised re-enactment of hunting; we played it before we were human.

A holocaust of an afternoon.

Did you used to play for Barcelona? Because that's not Barcelona football.

The police and other law enforcements agencies are going to concentrate their efforts on organised crime, especially organised aggravated robbery

I think it's insane, absolutely insane for a person to have one of the highest and most important jobs in the entire world to be saying that he has to be at his children's soccer practice.

Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.

Soccer matches in Europe have riot police. Metal is just people sloshing around drunk and sloppy and having fun, and there's nothing wrong with that. It is a great outlet for aggression.

Soccer is like punk rock: The product is not necessarily terrible. The problem is the fan base.

They can change every name in South Africa, but it won't change the fact that the government has failed to provide services or curb crime

He's a gift from heaven, he is truly a gift from heaven. Whatever he touches turns to gold.

When you see someone like him coming on, with his great pace and desire to take someone on, it is a boost.

I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer.

It's not a problem. In four or five days I will be beautiful once again.

For me, he is an exceptional player.

A combination of acting, lying, begging, and cheating.

I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing.

We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion.

Pelé was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born.

I must have been a failed football coach in a previous incarnation.

Forest have now lost six matches without winning.

On this 101st FA Cup Final day, there are just two teams left

Notting Forest are having a bad run, they've lost six matches in a row now without winning

And now International Soccer Special, Manchester United v Southampton

The Italians are hoping for an Italian victory.

In fact that's Swindon's first win of any kind in nine matches

I'm too tired to speak in English.

I was a young lad when I was growing up.

A message to the best football supporters in the world. We need a 12th man here. Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you. Come on!

Chesterfield 1, Chester 1. Another score draw in the local derby

There were two second division matches last night, both in the second division.

As long as you're going to think anyway, think big.

The people of Cleveland hate soccer. But it's my favourite thing and I follow the U.S. men's national team around when they play whenever I can.

I started playing baseball and soccer. Those were my sports on the streets and in school when I was growing up. I didn't even start playing basketball until I was 14.

Soccer is a feast for the eyes that watch it and a joy for the body that plays it

His legs have a mind of their own, his foot shoots by itself... Roberto Baggio is a big horsetail that flicks away opponents as he flows forward in an elegant wave.

This is a tremendous assest for the club, a tremendous headache lifted from our shoulders, really.

Well clearly Graeme it all went according to plan, what was the plan exactly ?

I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club.