Demand Quote by Sepp Blatter

Every footballer wants to play. No one is happy when they are not playing.

— Radamel Falcao

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

— Gary Lineker

Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I canassure you it is much, much…

— Bill Shankly

Football doesn't do sentiment well; it's a cruel profession.

— Diego Forlan

The fact of the matter is that people don't understand that football players are regular people just like them. And half of them don't…

— Ed Reed

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

— David Olusoga

I think that football has always had a passionate, aggressive side, with players giving their all. People have to get used to this.

— Diego Costa

Because football is an emotional game, it's full of feeling, and that's why we try to train with a smile on our face. At…

— Chris Coleman

Many people agree with me that many things are not clear in football these days and it is not something people who watch football…

— Diego Maradona

Everyone thinks if they have a problem, the first thing they want to do is play football and enjoy themselves.

— Patrice Evra

Part of what depresses me so much about football is that it's so clearly about exploiting people, most of them poor boys of color,…

— Steve Almond

Football needs its roots, it needs its connection with the supporters. But those in charge seem to think they can do without them.

— Graham Taylor