Soccer Quotes

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

If we played like that every week, we wouldn't be so inconsistent.

We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now.

The club continued to make significant player decisions without involving me. In the end such a breach of trust and confidence meant that I had no option but to leave.

Peru score their third, and It's 3-1 to Scotland.

I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.

The philosophy of a lot of European teams, even in home matches, is not to give a goal away.

Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.

My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.

Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.

No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.

If I were going to war I would want to be alongside an Englishman not a Frenchman. The Frenchman would think too much.

I am in a job where you always look in front of you. Unfortunately, the older you get, the less distance there is in front of you...

Some [soccer] players suffer four or five fatal injuries per game. That's how tough they are.

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.

European toilet paper is made from the same material that Americans use for roofing, which is why Europeans tend to remain standing throughout soccer matches.

You know, a lot of those angry sort of Southern man characters that I've been doing are based on different people I might've had as, like, a soccer coach or as a teacher.

I wouldn't be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league.

He is a goal scorer, not a natural born one - not yet. That takes time.

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

I'm a total soccer freak. I total soccer freak. Absolute total.

Since I was a kid, I've wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general ... But tennis is my passion.

Other countries have their history. Uruguay has its football.

If we had known there was biting in soccer, we would have started watching years ago.

I could have signed for Newcastle when I was 17, but I decided I would be better off at Carlisle. I'd had a drink that night.

I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made.

Gymnastics is not at all as popular as, for example, soccer. Gymnastics as a sport isn't promoted very well.

All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.

It wasn't a monkey on my back, it was Planet of the Apes.

I predicted in August that Celtic would reach the final. On the eve of that final I stand by that prediction.

I'm French. I have not become an Englishman. I have the impression of living on an island called Arsenal. If you fancy a sightseeing tour of London, don't ask me. You would get lost.

John Bond has brought in a young left-sided midfield player, who I guess will play on the left side of midfield.

It gets like this in Liverpool when you're on the ferry and the sun reflects off the Mersey.

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

Real possession football, this. And Zico's lost it

Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough.

Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid.

Beckham? His wife can't sing and his barber can't cut hair.

We saw that he plays with his heart too. He obviously loves the game so much and was distraught to lose in the final. Seeing him cry nearly got me going too.

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it.

Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose.

If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.

Mabutt has now played seven consecutive games for England, this is his seventh

I felt that we couldn't win the game. It was absolutely shocking.

Yes, he is not unused to playing in midfield, but at the same time he's not used to playing there either.

When Rioch came to Millwall we were depressed and miserable. He's done a brilliant job of turning it all around. Now we're miserable and depressed.

I've always thought having a kid that played soccer would be the worst punishment. After watching 3 min of water polo I stand corrected.

I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right.

I enjoy talking to my football men and my chemistry classes and I feel sure that they are quite interested in what I have to say.