Country Quote by Steven Van Zandt

I think, when people think of NFL athletes, they forget that they are citizens of this country, that they are bothered by the problems…

— Shaun King

I think players of the national team are not entitled to make an opinion about who is making the team and who is not.…

— Mario Kempes

Everyone's got issues. There's a stigma in football that you earn a certain amount of money, how dare you have issues.

— Troy Deeney

Football generates a huge amount of scrutiny and opinion, especially from fans.

— Simon Jordan

In football you have many opinions and you have just to notice those that make sense to you.

— Gianfranco Zola

What matters is the team and all of us being focused on what we need to focus on, which is winning games, rather than…

— David de Gea

I think that there's still a lot of prejudice going on. I don't really think it's only an issue of football. I think football…

— Clarence Seedorf

You simply can't judge a team's football from the country it comes from.

— Paolo Maldini

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

— Gary Lineker

It doesn't really bother us, the team that is in fashion or that is being talked about the most. Whatever praise or criticism we…

— Sergio Ramos

I think I speak for all the pundits when I say we are just giving an opinion. I am asked to give an opinion…

— Graeme Souness

The players think it's all about them! It's not about them - it's about the game of football, man!

— Herm Edwards