Football Quote by Marcel Desailly Download Open image “Football gives the African people hope, a true motivation for their life.” — Marcel Desailly ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare African People Football Football Gives Gives African Giving Life Motivation People People Hope True Motivation
Football is a personal interest which has been turned into a philanthropic initiative directed at encouraging social cohesion during the difficult process of African… — Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi Copy Share Image
Football really has saved my family and it's true that it saves a lot of families in Africa. It gives us the means to… — Gervinho Copy Share Image
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I think what African football needs is better organization, better structure, and I think, after that, we'll help the players to be more professional… — Patrick Vieira Copy Share Image
When we play at the World Cup, any African will back any African team. Because we want to hear the different approach to African… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
There is so many good people in Africa. And a huge talent among the football players. — Sven-Goran Eriksson Copy Share Image
I'm proud of my Ivorian roots and know how much football means to the people over there. The thought of using the game as… — Serge Gnabry Copy Share Image
Football is hope. To be a better human being but also hope one day, one day, to leave your country to be somewhere, let's… — Sepp Blatter Copy Share Image
You know, us in Africa, all what we know, all what we dream about is football. Because when I was young, all what I… — Emmanuel Adebayor Copy Share Image
Football inspires and excites people like nothing else on the planet, and what I love about Common Goal is that it channels this passion… — Shinji Kagawa Copy Share Image
Africa has proven to produce some of the greatest athletes in the world, and it's a joy to be able to help grow that… — Masai Ujiri Copy Share Image
To experience playing with other big players, to be maybe a second choice. To face difficulty, a new language for his family. It's a… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Honestly when you look at football when Sepp Blatter was made FIFA president in 1998, the global budget for the World Cup in France,… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Because he knows he has the talent to change games, you get the impression Neymar wants to be the one to do that something… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
In 2002 we went into the first World Cup in Asia as reigning champions and we had also added the European crown in 2000,… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
This is the sort of situation I enjoy: a game in the San Siro, a huge crowd and a night for big men. Remember,… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Giroud is the perfect team-mate and player for the France national team. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
As a player, Di Matteo helped build the foundations of a winning mentality that Chelsea was in need of at the time. He was… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Smaller nations now believe in their capacity to cause problems and to challenge the traditional powers of world football. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
I'm not like those who moan about having little teams at these competitions - for me that's what the World Cup is all about. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
When I came to Chelsea, it was clear that, like many other players, I would first be loaned out. So I went to Belgium… — Thorgan Hazard Copy Share Image
If you take your eye off the ball or lose focus for even a minute you can lose a game against any team. — Felipe Anderson Copy Share Image
I don't really like too much credit. I know nobody's going to believe this, but I'd rather be able to score goals and nobody… — Bradley Wright-Phillips Copy Share Image
My team mates are fundamental for my characteristics, if they send in crosses I can play inside the area. — Filippo Inzaghi Copy Share Image
The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league. — Michael Laudrup Copy Share Image
“Wild card, got it," Duncan said. "Just like in Crazy Eights. I can be a diamond; I can be a spade. Whatever you need… — Christopher Healy Copy Share Image
Leo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Eden. Every year, you look at their numbers - score goals, assists, minutes - to see they play very well. — Pedro Copy Share Image