Football Quote by Diego Costa

Football matters so much to people, and they get very defensive - or angry.

— Gary Lineker

Football is a very passionate world.

— Gerard Pique

Football is made up of all kinds of conflict. In a dressing room, between players, between us and the manager, between us and loads…

— Wayne Rooney

There's always been a snobby dismissal of football and the emotions it elicits in millions of people.

— David Olusoga

Football is a passionate game, and the emotions are intense. As long you respect the people around you, I don't see any problem with…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I can understand that people are not happy, but they should not use football to make their demands heard

— Sepp Blatter

I think a lot of times with football players, we're just head down, grinding away, maybe not enjoying it as much as we should.

— Chris Long

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

Football is a sport that provides hostility.

— Nicolas Otamendi

There's so much built-up camaraderie and sacrifice, and football is such a tough man's game. I think that's why it's so popular. That's why…

— Troy Polamalu

Football spectators appreciate a bit of loyalty, and we're seeing that less and less. There are echelons of football, as in society, where some…

— Vincent Nichols

When you ask any player when they enjoyed their football, it was before the politics - when they just played, never thought about it.

— Emile Heskey