Best Football Quotes

"We're not a bank account; we're a football club."

"We haven't consistently played good football for 10 years."

"We've had no football structure and five managers for a decade."

"Football, this is what it's all about. You don't know how long you've got, enjoy these moments."

"The fans are always the heart of a football club; without them, no football club."

"It's awesome. I really, really do love watching this offense. I think it's this and Miami are neck and neck as far as my favorite football to watch."

"I'll just sit on you, bro. He's going, 'Just sit on you.' Oh my days, is that you playing football?"

"Loads of space to attack. Oh my, Trent, that is bloody hell, that is very much a foul there."

"I'm looking at the toaster strudels, and a guy walks up, 'Are you the free gaming sensation Nobody Epic?'"

"It's a passing league; the sprinkles is the run game, but your meat and potatoes is the passing game."

"That's the beauty of football – even the underdogs can dream big and win."

"When you step onto that pitch, it's not just about playing the game; it's about living it."

"The positivity comes with Ten Hag and the new signings and the handful of players that actually put in a shift last year."

"I want complete midfielders who can do everything."

"Modern football has evolved where the top managers...they're very tactically astute and they have philosophies and ideas about how they want to play."

"I personally do want a manager who is obsessed with their philosophy."

"The biggest weapon on this team is Justin Fields' ability to run."

"The Minnesota Vikings with the best team name in the entire NFL wins it on a 60% slide."

"Football is like everything else; if you don't grab your chances, you might end up regretting it."

"The game is played in the minds as well as with the feet and the head."

"Pep Guardiola has arguably the biggest influence on football."

"We're running out of superlatives for Pep Guardiola."

"It was a double hat trick for the Manchester City fans in the form of Harland and Phil Foden which was brilliant."

"We're celebrating not just a victory, but a culture of excellence that spans from the academy to the first team."

"We've done it. We have secured our third Premier League Crown in a row."

"The only way I can describe it is a Manchester City performance that has been commanding, dominant in possession."

"The first time I kicked a football, I kicked a 65-yard field goal."

"This Barcelona team, probably the best footballing team in the world, they really are."

"Confidence, if there's one thing you can bottle up in football, it's confidence."

"The Premier League is the biggest and richest league in world football, and it isn't even close."

"I just love football. These are the sort of games that I love football for."

"Club or country? For me, I love England and I want them to win the World Cup, but if I had to choose, I'd win the Champions League any day of the week for me or the Prem."

"If we win a World Cup, then I probably won't care about international tournaments for the rest of my life because then we've seen us win a World Cup."

"I think anyone who's a dedicated professional footballer always wants to win."

"Football is very difficult. I remember when United used to win titles... It's like you're playing Real Madrid every week."

"Spurs do have a way of playing. They always have had a way of playing."

"They're coming off a historic season in the National League that saw them become Champions and be promoted back to the football league in England for the first time in nearly 15 years."

"England played some exceptional football, they scored six goals against Iran, failed to score against the USA, sure, but then put three past Wales."

"Patience is a dying breed in football and society."

"Man United's dominance at the end was based on having a manager who had the know-how to win a title every year over anybody else."

"I would rather find the next Mbappé than spend a fortune to buy success."

"We don't need to go out and buy a Cantona because of his personality. You will get that if you bring in the right players."

"Old Trafford needs to have a stadium that is befitting the club and the brand."

"That sounds amazing. Our dream is to become pro footballers. No chance we say no."

"I want you guys to come to London for a trial to play for Aston Villa. I'll cover the travel and hotel expenses, so don't worry about any of that."

"It's going to be okay. We've been through everything together. You're an amazing player; you will shine out there."

"With the emergence of Edgar Salinas as the new star striker at Villa, we could see them push for Champions League football."

"Let's do it. I don't care how good his form is or how many he has scored this season, boss. I am the penalty taker; he should have given that penalty to me."

"We need to back a manager, not sack a manager."

"The biggest problem at Manchester United is players... we need an overhaul of the squad."

"I never liked playing around noon; a football game, I think, is too early."

"I liked what Ten Hag did after the game yesterday, made the players watch Manchester City lift the trophy. That's a very clever psychological thing to do for mentality."

"I've always loved playing football; I've dedicated my life to it."

"Sealand issued currency, passports, and even formed their own national football team."

"This is outstanding football: shift, motion, then we're going to check or alert it, and then we're going to motion again, all to throw a pro pass run option dart in the second window."

"We're not a bloody charity. We're meant to be a competitive football club."

"I think Anthony Gordon's been a fantastic signing for Newcastle."

"People think football is a matter of life and death. They are wrong. It's more serious than life and death."

"For one moment we can forget all the pains... and just truly get excited. That's what football does to all of us."

"Tomorrow night we've got some cracking games for you."

"When do you first start getting into football? I suppose probably about five or six."

"We're all fans of different clubs, but we all love football."

"It's what That's Football's about, isn't it? We're all fans of different clubs, but we all love football."

"I think club football's harder, more competitive, and better than international football."

"The set pieces win Champions League finals; they win leagues."

"Sometimes it's the coaches at Manchester United who are the best in the world at making young footballers feel like they can do anything."

"I love football, whether it was in my backyard with my brother, on the playground with my friends, or suiting up on Friday nights."

"My family is the most important thing to me, you know, as much as I love football."

"You can love Manchester United and not love the way it's being run."

"The arrogance that runs through that football club, the lack of communication, they're just arrogant and badly run."

"The whole point of being a supporter is that you stick through, you buy your club in the hard times."

"Top teams find different ways of scoring goals, and that's what this England under-21 team does."

"Fantastic goal from madai again. England really showing their class from all sides of the field."

"For Mbappe, it's not just about money. I want to play in the Champions League. I'll go to Saudi Arabia when I'm in my 30s." - Commentator

"Supporting Manchester United is a very personal thing, and we have a very personal attachment to this football club."

"Supporting Manchester United is about enhancing your support for this football club."

"Lar Matos is regarded as one of the most complete midfielders of all time."

"The NFL hybrid kickoff that they're pitching this weekend could potentially save the kickoff play."

"Football fans coming together after this crisis is over could really bring some joy back to the nation because it does impact so many people in so many towns and cities across the country."

"Since I was a tiny kid, I had it really clear. I remember this moment in school when they asked, and I said I want to be a football player."

"There's not many teams that are better than Liverpool. Players leave Liverpool to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, basically. That's about it."

"You've got to love a guy that, all he does is get after the quarterback and impacts the game."

"Football is all about those that play, but all those that play play for clubs, and so the unit of football, I've always believed, is the club."

"Dallas Turner, I still think he's going to be the first defensive player drafted."

"I will always defend him on his professionalism. He's a professional footballer, one of the most professional footballers I've ever seen."

"Striker can only score goals if the delivery is great, and tonight it's been exceptional."

"It's not just about paying the release clause; it's about the fit and because Manchester United are playing well."

"Manchester United fans might feel like it's not a very ambitious signing, but it's a fit."

"Being able to get a super bowl in my 11th season, it's long overdue."

"It was the worst football game anyone's ever seen."

"The game of football is all about possessions."

"The punt is more likely than the touchdown and field goal combined. Consider that."

"As bad as France were in the first 70 minutes...Argentina were splendid, they were wonderful."

"That's the joy of watching football. Some things happen that just don't...it doesn't matter how you set up or what you expect can happen."

"Football is a perfect reflection of wider society."

"Manchester United's global fan base is what makes Manchester United what it is."

"If Arsenal played well, they would have won that game five nil, but they had to come from two nil down to win in the last minute—that's character."

"The world of football stood still yesterday when this news broke."

"Dennis Irwin is the most underrated player in Premier League history."

"I think Cantona is almost priceless, but you know, he was an absolute enigma."

"Tottenham has been a phenomenal success for Levy and for ENIC. They would argue that their management has left Tottenham in a far better state than when they inherited the club."

"Mesut Ozil says, 'Such an exciting read. I love this book. Really opens up your eyes to the dark side of football.'"

"Every year, 15,000 African players, minors, ending up in Europe somewhere without anything. They just got trafficked there."

"Manchester United is going to be a community football club that is run responsibly... but I'd almost guarantee we won't win anything."

"We don't need to get the club out of the Glazer's hands because they're selling."

"It's our home, it's our church, it's a religion, it's where George Best played, it's where Duncan Edwards played, it's where Sir Bobby Charlton played, it's where Brian Robson played, it's where the class of '92 played. You feel it when you're there."

"The number seven shirt is a heavy shirt to wear. It's not who gets given the number seven shirt, it's who can own the number seven shirt."

"Liberia's all-time leading scorer is the legendary George Weah, one of the most decorated African footballers of all time."

"Ghana's best performance, of course you all know this, was back in World Cup 2010."

"The Comoros qualified for their first AFCON in 2021 and surprised many by escaping a group consisting of Morocco, Gabon, and Ghana."

"I don't see how you get Mo Salah for less than 150 million quid in today's market."

"If you ever see me on the streets, don't be afraid to come up to me, we'll talk football."

"I honestly believe, guys, Hibs are gonna end third, and that is a good prediction."

"If you've taken up football and you've never really been into football, I would suggest supporting a club that's not obviously about winning."

"People used to let people car park round the edge of the pitch at Stamford Bridge."

"Chandler Jones... joins Burt Mathis as the only players in history with 19 sacks and eight for trumble's in a season."

"Julio Jones had his 55th career 100-yard receiving day, the fourth most all-time."

"Patrick Mahomes was an incredibly difficult evaluation who landed in a perfect situation."

"We're talking about the greatest football manager that's ever been...and I don't think he could get this team anywhere near the title."

"The values, discipline, and respect football taught me about, my mother reinforced."

"Football did not define me, but it clearly has helped me be a better man. It's core values aren't just football values; they're life values."

"A season's 38 games. A season is not just one game; it's 38 games."

"If it was Harry Maguire playing like Varane all season, he'd be the best center-back in the world."

"I think Ralph Rangnick has spoken a lot of sense since he's come to Manchester United."

"Look at Liverpool and Manchester City; they've built success over the last five or six years by building a team around what the manager wants."

"Aaron Rodgers has four pick sixes in his entire career. We threw four last year."

"If you give an elite player in the Premier League time and space, they're going to send you the wrong way all the time."

"I'm not looking for a great athlete, I could care less about a great athlete, I need you to be a great football player."

"I love this level of football. I love the hospitality there. I had an amazing time at the football, and that's all you can ask for an experience."

"The Second Bundesliga... might not have the world's best players, but it has everything that makes German football so magical."

"To Germans, the idea of selling centuries-old institutions with such cultural and emotional significance to individual billionaires, wealthy corporations, or tyrannical states thousands of miles away is antithetical to their entire concept of what a football club is and what it means."

"So much of my personality is wrapped up in football."

"We dominated possession, we played really, really, really good football, we dominated, we won the game."

"Investing is like a game of football; it's just a game of inches."

"Leadership matters in football. Liverpool had leaders throughout the team, really experienced, good solid lads, good leaders."

"It's not all doom and gloom, but in a cup final, you've got to get that goal, you've got to win."

"What they have got is the mentality of it, that bit between your ears."

"Professional players like programmed... Liverpool's youngsters came on with absolutely no fear."

"Arsenal, fresh off the back of battering Newcastle, they've scored about 50 goals in the last three weeks."

"Bukayo Saka, in his first 210 career games, has a combined 100 goal contributions, seven more than Cristiano Ronaldo did."

"Schmeichel is pretty underrated. He's one of the best keepers in the Premier League."

"Dan James... could be a real weapon for [a top team] like Liverpool."

"How have Leeds become one of the most likeable clubs in the Premier League?"

"Imagine for a moment getting offered by Manchester United to pay you 22 million pounds a year to stay at their club. I mean, we'd do it for free, wouldn't we?"

"There's more important things in life than football."

"Estimated by FIFA, a 2007 report suggested that over 250 million people around the world actively play football, while 3.5 billion people watch football. That is an incredible number."

"Our debut game against the Packers was awesome: 13 receptions, 140 yards, and a touchdown."

"Old Trafford is the one thing that transcends generations. Over time, players change, managers change, the board change, but Old Trafford remains and holds all United history."

"I think this Eagles team is going to be very tough."

"I think this Cowboys team is just loaded offensively."

"This Eagles team is going to be the top in the NFC this season; I have them at 13 and 3, the number one seed."

"Jimmy Garoppolo is a good quarterback; Raheem Mostert is a good running back; Nick Bosa is as good as advertised."

"If you don't fix the offensive line, it's not going to work."

"The biggest rivalry to me is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the New Orleans Saints."

"The Titans...got a quarterback late because their team is so stacked."

"I like the team, that's solid. I don't think they have a lot of holes."

"Who do I got in the Bills-Titans game? Bills, baby."

"Jeremy chin with two pick sixes...monster game."

"The amount of footballers that will see these people on TV and they'll go, 'Who is that? What does he know about football?' But that's the common fan... and they know an awful lot about football because that's their life. They live it."

"They know more than us about football. Seriously, serious guys breathe football every single second of the day."

"Pep Guardiola: Big clubs, you've got to win. It's not easy."

"I like Pedro Netto. I think he has been, outside of the top six, arguably one of the best players in the league this season."

"If we don't get Champions League football after this summer's investment, I'll be absolutely gutted."

"I don't want Man United to be like Man City; I want us to invent our own style of football."

"Walter Payton, he's one of the best running backs of all time."

"LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers. LT, the lightning and thunder, this guy was unbelievable."

"Football fascism: Manchester United are not allowed to sign wingers."

"I'm very happy Premier League football is continuing, though. That is a massive plus."

"Thierry Henry, the greatest player to grace the Premier League since it was renamed in 1992."

"Rivaldo, a Brazilian marvel, was a genius with the ball at his feet."

"Leonidas de Silva, renowned for his technique and athleticism, is often credited with popularizing the bicycle kick."

"Will Rob Holding get a call-up for the Euros? Maybe on the bench, maybe a backup. He's definitely someone who, if he continues to play in the Arsenal team, could get a good showing."

"For that Turkish club, what a moment it is for them to beat Manchester United, historical, iconic."

"This is bigger than Bruno Fernandes, this is bigger than Harry Maguire, this is bigger than Paul Pogba, this is bigger than Cavani. This is Manchester United Football Club."

"It turns out all you need to be successful with football in the future is money."

"The more you learn about football, the more you realize the less you know."

"Football is interesting because there are so many different intricacies; it's ridiculous."

"We're missing I think four first-teamers... so to be six points clear and have a lot of those players to come back, I think we're getting to the point now where we can really believe that we will get top four."

"Everyone's saying Casemiro or Martinez for player of the season, but for me, it has to be Bruno. He's been amazing all season, playing in every position in every game."

"Snow and football is a magical combination when you're watching in the comfort of your warm and cozy living room."

"This has been pure football orgasm, as Eric Cantona says."

"All Billy Belichick came through in one of the biggest particular ways that I've seen in a long, long time."

"I don't want a Super League. It's demeaning what football is."

"It's moments like this, everyone has that football moment, that memory, and tonight's going to be the night."

"Football is just a beautiful game. Anyone can play it... and you could end up like these guys."

"We are so fortunate in England right now that we have Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool and Pep Guardiola at Man City, for me, the best teams that have ever played in the Premier League."

"I don't think Rashford is the star player of Man United anymore. I think Rashford's seen as a match winner. I think he's seen as a good player, but I don't think he's seen as Man United's star player anymore."

"It's going to be an interesting one. I hope Lacazette does lead the line properly and gets this game not wrapped up early on, but I hope we get an early goal."

"Football is a glorious game. Moments like this, I know it's only one-nil, but coming out of nowhere."

"What a goal. Yeah, that's brilliant from Saka. See, I'm watching it, and I'm thinking, 'Saka's run into Smith Rowe's space,' but it's a great finish."

"With great defense and a dominant running game, you could have your quarterback throw eight passes in a game and still win by three touchdowns."

"England have arguably the second-best defensive midfielder and the best attacking midfielder in world football so far this season in Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice."

"If Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are fully fit, England do have a really good chance in Germany, and I would probably make them either favorites or joint favorites, just like the bookies."

"Manchester United is a club that is very inclusive and does a lot of great work on diversity and inclusivity."

"Now is the time if you're protesting, if you want the Glazers out, now is the time."

"We can't compete with the clubs in the market. Sad reality. We desperately need change in the ownership."

"We won't finish below sixth, to be honest. We can all get melodramatic, but we won't."

"Over 200 players scouted and the best they can come up with is Rabiot and Arnautovic. They must think we're idiots."

"My mindset every time I played a game of football was to win. That was the only thing that mattered. It was the winning aspect of it all the time, nothing else mattered."

"The true DNA of this football club is arrogance, aggression, ruthlessness, winning obsession."