We want to be treated as professionals and like the male…

Footballers are always subject to criticism, but the world knows how good a player Neymar is and knows about the quality in his game.

— Hulk

Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance.

— Gary Lineker

The Champions League is a big ambition, and all the footballers want to play in it; it is a very important competition.

— Fernando Torres

Fans have to try to control their emotions, as we do as footballers.

— Emmanuel Adebayor

It's football - fans are passionate about it, and sometimes it's difficult for players to take, but we are good men, and we all…

— Emmanuel Adebayor

“You have to go over the pigdog!”

— Stefan Kuntz

I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance.…

— Glenn Hoddle

I don’t see the problem with footballers taking their shirts off after scoring a goal? They enjoy it and the young ladies enjoy it…

— Ian Holloway

Footballers are very superstitious.

— Peter Crouch

We are professional footballers. How to cope with the pressure is one of the things we have to learn.

— Thiago Silva

Footballers need to be aware kids look up to them.

— Raheem Sterling

Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.

— Sid Waddell

Even though I feel very privileged to play football, with the things I have experienced within the game, it is not something I would…

— Danny Rose

As footballers we are in a really privileged position so it's good to give back to the community.

— Dominic Calvert-Lewin

We as footballers, like with Sancho, have a lot of power to reach other people, to be role models and to say something. What…

— Joshua Kimmich