Association Quote by Paul Tagliabue

This is a demanding league, so we've gotta be demanding on our players. They need to understand that.

— Brian Flores

Our national sport is bloated with overpaid players, the majority of which aren't willing to help their own industry.

— Simon Jordan

Having been around, I know how difficult it is to get results in this league. It doesn't just happen by buying players. It needs…

— Gareth Barry

But if you look at teams that want to share more revenues, they're teams that don't have a lot on the table. They've long…

— Jerry Jones

There are many players who don't measure up to their marketability.

— Jerry West

A non-league club trying to get into the Football League is really about cachet that comes at a cost - wage bills go up,…

— Simon Jordan

One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They do not…

— Andrea Pirlo

I think 90 per cent of players are still pursuing dreams of league titles and cups, but there is also a huge percentage of…

— Jermaine Jenas

There's lots of money in the Premier League and people think it's going to filter down. It does to a certain extent, but it's…

— Dion Dublin

This increasing level of player power worries me. Of course they are the stars but this acquiescence over contracts, transfers, managers and even their…

— Simon Jordan

There is a lot going on with negotiations in the football business, and I appreciate some people think that it's a crazy, absurd amount…

— Alisson

There are real people on the pitch. We're not commodities. Well, maybe we are to some degree, but it's the team which creates business.…

— Alun Wyn Jones