Deserve Quote by Gordon Strachan

Sometimes you look at footballers and think they're selfish or they don't bring a good image to society. But sometimes people underestimate footballers and…

— Juan Mata

“Because soccer clubs are the only businesses that get daily publicity without trying to, they treat journalists as humble supplicants instead of as unpaid…

— Simon Kuper

As with any moderately famous person, footballers are the source of much gossip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they are…

— Zoe Foster Blake

Footballers have been groaning about media pundits for as long as I can remember.

— David James

Footballers are the most vulnerable people. They exude confidence, but inside, they're so lacking in confidence. They know they can lose form or be…

— Gordon Taylor

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

I think people don't really understand how much footballers are affected by the people in their lives. When we're interviewed, people always ask about…

— Ivan Rakitic

Just because footballers earn a lot, it does not follow that they should be expected to divvy it up to everyone who asks for…

— David James

As much as footballers want to talk about how terrible it is for them, look at what's happening in the black community of kids…

— John Barnes

As footballers we have a certain responsibility. We have the responsibility to talk about things.

— Joshua Kimmich

Football sometimes has a bad reputation. Some of that is deserved... and some of it isn't.

— Juan Mata

When you talk about professional footballers, rightly or wrongly, people often already have an idea in their head about what they're like; they'll paint…

— Chris Coleman