Afternoon Quote by Carlton Palmer

There are two things that really get under Gary Neville's skin: scousers and policemen.

— Rio Ferdinand

International friendly games are not worth the lives of the silk worms who perish to make the pennants. They do not even have the…

— Danny Baker

The rest of the world loves soccer. Surely we must be missing something. Uh, isn't that what the Russians told us about communism? There's…

— Tom Weir

There's nobody fitter at his age, except maybe Raquel Welch.

— Ron Atkinson

As a professional soccer player, I've been called many names.

— Jozy Altidore

Drogba is a fighter. He is the kind of player I would say 'With you I could go to every war.'

— Jose Mourinho

The most important thing for a forward is speed of thought. Top players read the game.

— Samuel Eto'o

At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes from longer…

— Heather O'Reilly

I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.

— Tim Howard

I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been…

— Rafael Nadal

I think it is important for all those young out there - who someday hope to play real football, where you throw it and…

— Jack Kemp

As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place.

— Desmond Morris