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title: "8 Football History Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Manaus has got nothing in relation to Brazilian football history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernandinho/manaus-has-got-nothing-in-relation-to-brazilian-football-history/)

[Fernandinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernandinho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/fernandinho-5762_brazilian_manaus-has-got-nothing-in-relation-to-br_168610.jpg)

> [I have met him a few times. What can I say - Maradona is one of the best players in football history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luka-modric/i-have-met-him-a-few-times-what-can-i-say-maradona-is-one-of-the-best/)

[Luka Modric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luka-modric/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/luka-modric-6738_best_i-have-met-him-a-few-times-what-can-i-sa_237596.jpg)

> [ A piece of football history. A unique coach \[Sir Alex Ferguson\], among the greatest of all-time. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-mancini/a-piece-of-football-history-a-unique-coach-sir-alex-ferguson-among/)

[Roberto Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-mancini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/roberto-mancini-4447_alex_a-piece-of-football-history-a-unique-coa_365314.jpg)

> [I am just one of many who have played their part in Argentina's football history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-kempes/i-am-just-one-of-many-who-have-played-their-part-in-argentina-s/)

[Mario Kempes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-kempes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/mario-kempes-10489_argentina_i-am-just-one-of-many-who-have-played-th_369761.jpg)

> [Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-howard/sir-alex-ferguson-is-one-of-the-best-managers-in-football-history/)

[Tim Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-howard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/tim-howard-3985_alex_sir-alex-ferguson-is-one-of-the-best-man_921230.jpg)

> [When it's all over I might be able to say I've had the strangest career in pro football history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/when-it-s-all-over-i-might-be-able-to-say-i-ve-had-the-strangest/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/steve-young-2710_career_when-it-s-all-over-i-might-be-able-to-sa_2436152.png)

> [The Champions League is worth more and allows you to write a page in football's history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianluca-vialli/the-champions-league-is-worth-more-and-allows-you-to-write-a-page-in/)

[Gianluca Vialli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianluca-vialli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/gianluca-vialli-5074_champions-league_the-champions-league-is-worth-more-and-a_2947473.jpg)

> [I've been fortunate enough to witness some of the biggest moments in football history mere yards away from the action, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-motson/i-ve-been-fortunate-enough-to-witness-some-of-the-biggest-moments-in/)

[John Motson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-motson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/john-motson-16090_action_i-ve-been-fortunate-enough-to-witness-so_3192934.jpg)

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