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Soccer QuotesA collection of hilarious soccer quotes including some gems from masters of the verbal gaffe - like Ron Atkinson, Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson. Enjoy! "We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought."
"Well, Clive, it's all about the two M's - movement and positioning."
"Is the Pope Catholic. No I'm serious, is he? I really need to know."
"Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals."
"He's one of those footballers whose brains are in his head."
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."
"My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7."
"I don't like to see players tossed off needlessly."
"You can't say my team aren't winners. They've proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the last three years."
"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."
"I told the players that we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy new players." "In a year's time, he's a year older." "I never make predictions, and I never will."
"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."
"The Uruguayans are losing no time in making a meal around the referee."
"The last player to score a hatrick in a cup final was Stan Mortenson. He even had a final named after him, the Matthews final."
"Beckenbauer really has gambled all his eggs."
"As long as no-one scored, it was always going to be close." "Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve."
"Tottenham are trying tonight to become the first London team to win this Cup. The last team to do so was the 1973 Spurs side."
"We can't behave like crocodiles and cry over spilled milk and broken eggs." "He's very fast and if he gets a yard ahead of himself nobody will catch him."
'Merseyside derbies usually last 90 minutes and I'm sure today's won't be any different."
"I honestly believe we can go all the way to Wembley...unless somebody knocks us out."
"Celtic were at one time nine points ahead, but somewhere along the road, their ship went off the rails."
"The first 90 minutes are the most important."
"In terms of the Richter Scale this defeat was a force eight gale."
"Too many players were trying to score or create a goal." "Newcastle, of course, unbeaten in their last five wins."
"Davor has a left leg and a nose in the box." "Football's not like an electric light. You can't just flick the switch and change from quick to slow."
Reporter: "It looked like you were outplayed in certain areas of the field in today." "I'm going to make a prediction - it could go either way."
"And with 4 minutes gone, the score is already 0-0."
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
"What I said to them at half time would be unprintable on the radio."
"If we played like this every week, we wouldn't be so inconsistent."
"If there weren't such a thing as football, we'd all be frustrated footballers."
"They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Highway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different."
"Glen Hoddle hasn't been the Hoddle we know. Neither has Bryan Robson."
"I don"t think there is anybody bigger or smaller than Maradona."
"The minute's silence was immaculate, I have never heard a minute's silence like that."
Jimmy Hill: "Don't sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany has got of getting through?" "Their manager, Terry Neil, isn't here today, which suggests he is elsewhere."
"Germany are a very difficult team to play against, they had 11 internationals out there today."
'Well, it's Ipswich nil, Liverpool two, and if it stays that way, you've got to fancy Liverpool to win."
"On another night, they'd have won 2-2."
"To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow." "You couldn't have counted the number of moves Alan Ball made. I counted four and possibly five."
"Nearly all the Brazilian fans are wearing yellow shirts. It's a fabulous kaleidoscope of colour."
"Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw."
Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?" "He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces."
"Titus Bramble looks like Tyson when he strips off in the dressing-room, except he doesn't bite and has a great tackle."
"When you are 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1."
"Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win."
"There's no way Ryan Giggs is another George Best. He's another Ryan Giggs."
"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose."
"Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard."
"Newcastle, of course, are unbeaten in their last five wins."
"I would not say he is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better."
"This is an unusual Scotland side because they have good players."
"The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23!"
"There's no in-between, you're either good or bad. We were in-between."
"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league."
"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip." "I'd like to play for an Italian club like Barcelona."
"Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesbrough."
"Playing with wingers is more effective against European sides like Brazil than English sides like Wales."
"If history repeats itself, I think we can expect the same thing."
"Unfortunately, we keep kicking ourselves in the foot."
"An inch or two either side of the post and that would have been a goal."
"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."
"If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day."
"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock."
"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier."
"52,000 people here at Maine Road tonight, but my goodness, it seems like 50,000."
"And now that the formalities are over, we'll have the national anthems."
Reporter: "Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?" Like these quotes? Then click here for More Soccer Quotes, or here for some fascinating Soccer Sayings reflecting the more serious side of the game. |
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