I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

When we kicked off and no one came to mark me I thought, 'Hello, it's Christmas.'

It is like when you go to war: we have to know how our enemies attack and defend.

I was hell-bent on being a soccer player all through junior high and high school.

Walsall have given City more than one anxious moment amongst many anxious moments

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.

I actually played a lot of other sports - table tennis and soccer for a long time.

I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.

My strength is my distance. I can swim two-and-a-half soccer fields on one breath.

Chris Eagles flew in on Shaun Wright-Phillips, so hard he almost broke the hyphen.

I wouldn't trust Newcastle's back five to protect my garden gnomes from squirrels.

I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.

Such a positive move by Uruguay - bringing 2 players off and putting 2 players on.

Well as for Ian Rush, he's perfectly fit, apart, that is, from his physical fitness

I didn't play soccer; I played that other football in grade school through college.

In the past, I had my idols but today I enjoy learning from all the soccer I watch.

If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.

If you're 0-0 down, there's no-one better to get you back on terms than Ian Wright.

I would love to inspire our nation and continue the success of U.S. women's soccer.

It's my biggest dream as a soccer player: I always wanted to play in the World Cup.

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

The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow.

I think everyone in the stadium went home happy, except all those people in Rumania

If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer.

Jesus Christ said turn the other cheek. Unfortunately Luis Figo is not Jesus Christ.

I always played soccer in Adidas, but I always wore Nikes. I love street sportswear.

I just hope he doesn't frighten the players 'cos they're frigtened enough right now.

Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.

And Ritchie has now scored 11 goals, exactly double the number he scored last season

All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once.

Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer.

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

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

The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory.

Of course I have other passions and other interests, but soccer's always my priority.

I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

I'm not sure if I'm going to get into coaching. I'm sure I'll stay in soccer somehow.

At the end of the day, the Arsenal fans demand that we put eleven players on the pitch

The most important thing for a forward is speed of thought. Top players read the game.

We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.

West Germany's Briegel hasn't been able to get past anyone yet - that's his trademark.

There are two things that really get under Gary Neville's skin: scousers and policemen.

Statistics are like miniskirts: They give you good ideas but hide the important things.

In any professional level competition, soccer players, you've got to know when to stop.

I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time to work out.

Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere.

Poland nil, England nil, though England are now looking the better value for their nil.

Having a family has helped a lot with my partner, my son. It helped me focus on soccer.

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