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title: "4 Football Authorities Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Football Authorities quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Football Authorities sayings and thoughts."
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> [For too long now, European football authorities have not taken the problem of racism in the game seriously and refuse to acknowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rio-ferdinand/for-too-long-now-european-football-authorities-have-not-taken-the/)

[Rio Ferdinand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rio-ferdinand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/rio-ferdinand-14480_acknowledge_for-too-long-now-european-football-autho_317188.jpg)

> [The lack of support from English football authorities for the families of ex-players - like mine - who have suffered, or are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/the-lack-of-support-from-english-football-authorities-for-the/)

[Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/chris-sutton-5707_diseases_the-lack-of-support-from-english-footbal_1568871.jpg)

> [There are lots of concerns facing English football but for me the major one is the way in which football clubs are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-neville/there-are-lots-of-concerns-facing-english-football-but-for-me-the/)

[Gary Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-neville/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/gary-neville-12591_authority_there-are-lots-of-concerns-facing-englis_1960117.jpg)

> [I find the growing intervention by the football authorities in strictly footballing matters a rather worrying trend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-cunningham/i-find-the-growing-intervention-by-the-football-authorities-in/)

[Kenny Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-cunningham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/kenny-cunningham-34202_authority_i-find-the-growing-intervention-by-the-f_2884659.jpg)

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