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“I would have given my right arm to be a pianist”, quotations from Sir Bobby...

Perhaps the most treasured part of Sir Bobby Robson’s legacy is the long list of amusing sayings he uttered during his life. If Johan Cruyff, by his own admission, had a mouth that couldn’t keep up...

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“George Best has ice in his veins and warmth in his heart”– new quotations added

Thirteen new quotations have been added to the collection. Tottenham-legend Danny Blanchflower takes the crown with 4 excellent additions. Check them out: “It’s an incredible rise to stardom. At 17...

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“If I was English I’d kill myself” ~ Gordon Strachan’s War with Reporters

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has never had patience for members of the press. Enjoy the following collection of his retorts, ranging from the quick witted to the cynical and even grumpy kind....

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Romário in his own words: ‘When I was born, God pointed at me and said...

His friend Stoichkov once said that Romário cared about two things only. Scoring goals and having sex with women. Everything else he considered a waste of time. Especially training sessions. The...

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The eloquence of Nelson Rodrigues

Perhaps no one has written about football with the same eloquence, the same feel for drama and exaggeration as the Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues (1912-1980). A life-long Fluminense supporter,...

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George Best on Beckham

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The Greatest Football Quotations

An ever-growing collection of the greatest soccer-related quotations, sayings and citations. Truths about Football: Art, War, Joy, Slavery and Love “Football is not really about winning, or goals, or...

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“I am the ideal man”– 15 quotes by Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal is one of the most self-absorbed men in the world of football. He is utterly convinced that he knows more, sees more and can influence more than pretty much everyone else. And if people...

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The Prophet of Beautiful Football – 20 Quotes by Jorge Valdano

As a footballer, the Argentine Jorge Valdano was fairly good – he played for Real Madrid and scored in a World Cup final – but not great. As a coach, he enjoyed some success – winning La Liga once with...

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“If I had been born ugly, you would have never heard of Pelé”– The 24 Best...

A philosopher once differentiated between lives to admire, and lives to envy. A life to admire is, for example, the life lived by one who nobly sacrifices himself for the sake of others. Admirable, but...

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“Yes – I regret not kicking him harder”– 25 Quotes by Eric Cantona

With his collar up, chin up and chest up, Eric Cantona has always projected the image of a man of overwhelming confidence, resolute in following his own path, immune to the effects of any obstacle that...

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30 Quotes by Socrates: “Give my goals to a better country”

Socrates was a living contradiction. A qualified doctor addicted to alcohol and nicotine. A thinker who earned a living kicking a ball. A fighter for democracy who sympathized with Fidel Castro and...

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10 Danny Blanchflower Quotes –“George Best has Ice in his Veins and Warmth in...

Before big money completed its conquest of football, being able to kick a ball in a straight line wasn’t enough to ensure a life of luxury. It was an era when even the greatest of all footballers...

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30+ Ibrahimovic Quotes –“There is my enemy, scratching his bald head!”

What’s the bigger loss: for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to lack a few World Cup games on his CV, or for the World Cup to lack Zlatan? The latter. At 32, the man from Malmo should be past his prime, but only...

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24 Brian Clough Quotes –“He floats like a butterfly…and stings like one too.”

Van Gaal, Mourinho, Ibrahimovic, Romario – the world of football is full of people who absolutely adore themselves. And as soon as they feel they aren’t praised as much as they deserve, they just start...

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18 Jurgen Klopp quotes: “UEFA Cup Feeling? Is that something like heartburn?”

A completely unknown figure beyond the borders of Germany until only a few years ago, Jurgen Klopp has quickly established a reputation for himself. Both for the excellent results of his team, as for...

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Video: Cruyff about the 1994 World Cup: “You can’t order Steak in a Fish...

Johan Cruyff sharing Cruyffian pearls of wisdom in this short interview about the 1994 World Cup. After all, “You can’t order Steak in a Fish Restaurant”.

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200+ Johan Cruyff Quotes

Ludwig van Beethoven once decided to premiere several brilliant new works in a cold Viennese concert hall. The concert lasted four long hours. A critic attending the concert drew the inevitable...

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18 Alfredo Di Stefano Quotes –“A 0-0 is like a Sunday without sun.”

Most footballers, from kids at the local playground to Lionel Messi, tend to decrease their work rate the better they become with the ball compared to their fellow players. Perhaps it’s a typical human...

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50 Pelé Quotes –“I’m not dead! I’m not dead!”

Reading interviews with Pelé is rarely an exciting way to spend your time. From the perspective of a size 5 football, Edson Arantes do Nascimento might have been the greatest genius in history, but...

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