Funny soccer Quotes · Page 3

It feel like winning the cup final, if that's what it feels like

— Graham Hawkins

Germany are a very difficult team to play... they have eleven internationals out there today.

— Steve Lomas

I've had 14 bookings this season-eight of which were my fault, but seven of which were disputable.

— Paul Gascoigne

And Wigan Athletic are certain to be promoted barring a mathmatical tragedy

— Tony Gubba

Well Terry, can you tell us where you are in the league, how far are you ahead of the second team?

— Ian St John

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

— Des Lynam

Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.

— George Best

Is the Pope Catholic. No I'm serious. I really need to know.

— David Beckham

Bryan Robson, well, he does what he does and his future is in the future

— Ron Greenwood

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

— Dominic Allen

I couldn't settle in Italy-it was like living in a foreign country.

— Ian Rush

The Spaniards have been reduced to aiming aimless balls into the box.

— Ron Atkinson

And now International Soccer Special, Manchester United v Southampton

— David Coleman

It's a Renaissance, or put more simply, some you win, some you lose

— Des Lynam

Halifax against Spurs, the original David against Goliath confrontation

— John Helm

Ian Rush unleashed his left foot and it hit the back of the net

— Mike England

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

— Alan Parry

I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.

— Ron Atkinson

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

— Mike England

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

— Diego Maradona

Peter Shilton conceded five, you don't get many of those to the dozen

— Des Lynam

If you had to name one particular person to blame it would have to be one of the players

— Theo Foley

It will be a shame if either side lose, and that applies to both sides.

— Jock Brown

Football's football, if that weren't the case it wouldn't be the game that it is

— Garth Crooks

There are still hundreds of question marks to be answered

— Jimmy Armfield

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

— Denis Law

Well, Clive, it's all about the two Ms - movement and positioning.

— Ron Atkinson

This is the one-off occasion and you can't get any bigger occasion than that

— Bryan Robson

We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.

— Bobby Robson

At the end of the day, it's all about what's on the shelf at the end of the year.

— Steve Coppell

The beauty of Cup football is that Jack always has a chance of beating Goliath.

— Terry Butcher

I'm not going to make it a target, but it's something to aim for.

— Steve Coppell

It was a fair decision, the penalty, even though it was debatable whether it was inside or outside the box

— Bobby Charlton

There's no in between-you're either good or bad. We were in between.

— Gary Lineker

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

— Don Howe

He had an eternity to play that ball... but he took too long over it.

— Martin Tyler

Well Kerry, you're 19 and you're a lot older than a lot of people younger than yourself.

— Mike Gray

Again Mariner and Butcher are trying to work the oracle on the near post

— Martin Tyler

And that's Aston Villa's first league goal since their last one.

— Elton Welsby

I like Balotelli: he's even crazier than me. He can score a winner, then set fire to the hotel.

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic