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title: "11 Football Country Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Football Country quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Football Country sayings and thoughts."
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> [Brazil is a fantastic football country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hodgson/brazil-is-a-fantastic-football-country/)

[Roy Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hodgson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/roy-hodgson-5708_brazil_brazil-is-a-fantastic-football-country-7_726387.png)

> [Senegal is a great football country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kalidou-koulibaly/senegal-is-a-great-football-country/)

[Kalidou Koulibaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kalidou-koulibaly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/kalidou-koulibaly-14250_country_senegal-is-a-great-football-country-1205_1205846.jpg)

> [Cameroon is a football country - children are born playing football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-milla/cameroon-is-a-football-country-children-are-born-playing-football/)

[Roger Milla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-milla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/roger-milla-32926_born_cameroon-is-a-football-country-children_2267952.png)

> [If you look at the developments in Qatar since they've been involved in football, the country is developing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-heinz-rummenigge/if-you-look-at-the-developments-in-qatar-since-they-ve-been-involved/)

[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-heinz-rummenigge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/karl-heinz-rummenigge-5429_country_if-you-look-at-the-developments-in-qatar_1749826.jpg)

> [You simply can't judge a team's football from the country it comes from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paolo-maldini/you-simply-can-t-judge-a-team-s-football-from-the-country-it-comes/)

[Paolo Maldini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paolo-maldini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/paolo-maldini-12350_country_you-simply-can-t-judge-a-team-s-football_2146914.png)

> [I can see that the UAE is growing a lot as a football country, and there is plenty of opportunity to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-batistuta/i-can-see-that-the-uae-is-growing-a-lot-as-a-football-country-and/)

[Gabriel Batistuta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-batistuta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/gabriel-batistuta-9682_country_i-can-see-that-the-uae-is-growing-a-lot_1141977.png)

> [I love football and my country, so I remain ready for any interesting offers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-baggio/i-love-football-and-my-country-so-i-remain-ready-for-any-interesting/)

[Roberto Baggio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-baggio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/roberto-baggio-11749_country_i-love-football-and-my-country-so-i-rema_1620483.jpg)

> [We must have football. What would this country be without football in October?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/we-must-have-football-what-would-this-country-be-without-football-in/)

[Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/hunter-s-thompson-278_country_we-must-have-football-what-would-this-co_1803963.jpg)

> [Profit and fame will not develop Indian football. Professionals, technique development, legacy specialists, and experts in football business, will develop India as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zico/profit-and-fame-will-not-develop-indian-football-professionals/)

[Zico](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zico/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/zico-6626_business_profit-and-fame-will-not-develop-indian_1411990.jpg)

> [I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-lineker/i-think-the-important-thing-we-have-to-remember-about-football-in/)

[Gary Lineker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-lineker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/gary-lineker-2899_country_i-think-the-important-thing-we-have-to-r_573342.png)

> [You give everything you have, build friendships within your team - in international football, you give everything for your country and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-southgate/you-give-everything-you-have-build-friendships-within-your-team-in/)

[Gareth Southgate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-southgate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/gareth-southgate-6473_country_you-give-everything-you-have-build-frien_369483.jpg)

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