Footy Quotes

• I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester.

  Stan Collymore

  Soccer, Clubs, Want

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• I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right.

  Lee Hendrie

  Soccer, Football, Ankles

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• I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.

  Ade Akinbiyi

  Soccer, Sunday, Games

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• Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer.

  David Acfield

  Funny, Soccer, Air

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• All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.

  Mitchell Thomas

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.

  Les Ferdinand

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• There's no in between-you're either good or bad. We were in between.

  Gary Lineker

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• I can play in the center, on the right and occasionally on the left side.

  David Beckham

  Funny, Sports, Play

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• Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

  Jose Mourinho

  Soccer, Football, Thinking

  "They said it: Jose Mourinho". www.fifa.com. May 27, 2016.

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• I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.

  Brian Clough

  Soccer, Football, Imperfection

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Ignorance, Empathy, Apathy

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• Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough.

  Jonathan Woodgate

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces

  Ron Atkinson

  Soccer, Football, Funny Sports

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• I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.

  Ian Rush

  Funny, Soccer, Football

  'It Was Like Living in a Foreign Country' by Lee Honeyball, www.theguardian.com. February 06, 2005.

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• I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock.

  Barry Venison

  Soccer, Football, Intellectual

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• I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.

  David Beckham

  Funny, Soccer, Football

  "Together by Richard Sennett - review" by Nicholas Lezard, www.theguardian.com. February 26, 2013.

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• I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.

  Ron Atkinson

  Funny, Basketball, Football

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• My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.

  David Beckham

  Inspirational, Soccer, Football

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• I'm as happy as I can be-but I have been happier.

  Ugo Ehiogu

  Soccer, Football, I Can

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• I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.

  Alan Shearer

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

  Thierry Henry

  Soccer, Sports, Football

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.

  Alan Shearer

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• I wouldn't be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league.

  Mark Viduka

  Inspirational, Motivational, Soccer

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• If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the beginning of the day.

  H. L. Hunt

  Funny, Soccer, Believe

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• If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.

  Terry Venables

  Funny, Soccer, Stupid

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