Football Quote by Phil Ball

“Football divisions were a stupid and irrelevant nonsense, acting against the interest of working-class unity, ensuring that the bourgeoisie's hegemony went unchallenged.”

— Irvine Welsh

“However, football has a life of its own and it seems to outlive us all, even the most influential and historic figures and powerful…

— Brian Belton

“Football is not a matter of life and death... it's much more important than that.”

— Bill Shankly

“[Books are] vital to learning. Half the population don't go to football matches but that doesn't make football any less important.”

— John Sutherland

“Some things are more important than football. You're going to find that out sooner or later.”

— Luke Fetkovich

People often speak about legacy. And when they mention our legacy, I sure hope they don't only mention football.

— Jason McCourty

“You were my hero when I was fourteen or fifteen because you represented a totally new philosophy of football. You will always embody the…

— Sepp Blatter

Grassroots football is so important.

— Stuart Dallas

“Football is the poetry of a motion.”

— Pubudu Lasal Dissanayake

“He poses the existential question of the modern soccer hooligan: “If football violence doesn’t take place in the stadium, is it even football violence?”

— Franklin Foer

My childhood proved to me that there could be no enjoyment of football without community. But it becomes difficult when this community is having…

— Orhan Pamuk

“The same boys who got detention in elementary school for beating the crap out of people are now rewarded for it. They call it…

— Laurie Halse Anderson