Football Quotes
- ‘I’ve never wanted to leave. I’m here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.’ Alan Shearer
- ‘You’ve got to believe that you’ re going to win, and I believe we’ll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we’re knocked out.’ Peter Shilton
- ‘I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.’ Ade Akinbiyi
- ‘Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match.’ Ian Wright
- ‘I’m as happy as I can be – but I have been happier.’ Ugo Ehiogu
- ‘Leeds is a great club and it’s been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough.’ Jonathan Woodgate
- ‘The Brazilians were South American, the Ukrainians will be more European.’ Phil Neville
- ‘All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.’ Mitchell Thomas
- ‘One accusation you can’t throw at me is that I’ve always done my best.’ Alan Shearer
- ‘I’ d rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd.’ Johnny Giles
- ‘Sometimes in football you have to score goals.’ Thierry Henry.
- ‘I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.’ Les Ferdinand.
- ‘It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to see if it worked.’ Richard Rufus.
- ‘There’s no in between – you’ re either good or bad. We were in between.’ Gary Lineker.
- ‘If you don’t concede any goals you’ll win more games than you lose.’ Wayne Bridge.
From Will & Guy
You obviously don’t have to be an intellectual to play football. 😆
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Good quotes for an American readership, too! This weekend is the biggest football game of the season, the Super Bowl. You may not care for American football, nor do I. I read while the family watches the game, coming to life for half-time festivities and commercials! 🙂
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I read that something like 60% of the most-watched programmes in American TV history have been Superbowls. Amazing.
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Sorry I’ve been away for so long. This was totally laughable! 😆
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Glad to see you back!
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lol, these are amusing!
As a loyal Newcastle United fan, I love Alan Shearer (still our top goal scorer!) 🙂 And I share his birthday.
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Mazeltov!
I’ve always liked Alan Shearer. You have good taste.
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D’oh!
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Did you ever seriously think that footballers had anything between the ears? (barring the very rare exception)
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‘All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.’ Mitchell Thomas – haha
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Thanks Tilly. SO much annoys me about football commentary I weary at the thought of posting about it. You have saved me the effort.
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Glad to be of service 🙂
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And Sweden beat England …. *smile – not a football fan at all .. but some quotes are pretty good .. coming from football players.
Have a good one .. free of charge.
“Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers” – Merle Kessler
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Ouch! But so true 🙂
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I think these guys took too many head shots with the ball.
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And people complain that footballers aren’t that bright?
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‘Sometimes in football you have to score goals.’ Thierry Henry. – I thought that was the whole point of the game!
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