Quotes About Football

There is a lot going on with negotiations in the football business, and I appreciate some people think that it's a crazy, absurd amount of money.

In our neighborhood we used to hold major football sessions that went on until it got dark, with everyone playing against each other.

As Dortmund manager, I lived in a street, and my two neighbours were Schalke fans. They showed it every day, flying flags!

You would think doing comedy would be nerve wracking, but punting and kicking footballs gets me more nervous.

While I was playing, I started a company that didn't work out. I got a taste of the business world and realized I'm not going to be a 9-to-5 guy in the office after football is over. When the opportunity came for television. I thought, 'Let's go for it,' even though it was nerve-racking. I enjoyed it.

I always have a football handy at home, and I'll play with it. Sometimes it'll get on my wife's nerves. But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

Honestly, like, American football is not that big over in the U.K., so we hadn't really heard of Drew Brees before. I did know that he was, like, a massive football player. He's a massive star, so I was still a little bit anxious and nervous to meet him.

I really enjoy putting the ball in the back of the net. I enjoy being the person that's creating things for the team.

I live to knock the ball into the back of the net.

I was always a striker ever since I was a little boy. I always wanted to put the ball in the net and have the feeling of scoring a goal.

Robert Lewandowski has had some criticism, but he knows how to find the net.

Having coached Ajax, Barcelona, the Netherlands, FC Bayern, and Manchester United like I did, it is difficult for any offer to be interesting.

Frank de Boer definitely showed in the Netherlands that he's a good coach.

If I get the chance to coach Netherlands, I would like to take that chance.

I was brought on and scored, so I will never forget my Champions League debut.

I was an 18-year-old lad playing in a Scottish League Cup final at Hampden in front of 60,000 against Celtic. That's an experience I will never forget.

I'll never forget my time at Banfield. It is a club that gave me everything and gave me the opportunity to become a man and a player.

You can never stop learning in football and I'm always trying to take little things on board that other players do.

Chelsea is a big club with fantastic players; every manager wants to coach a such a big team. But I would never take that job, in respect for my former team at Liverpool, no matter what.

I was sad to leave Monaco, a club that gave me a lot of great moments, but in football, sometimes you need new challenges, and I thought it was time to move on.

I'm facing new challenges in China, the league here is developing and I try to help Chinese football develop here and around the world.

I'm not going to say something I shouldn't. In that way, I was probably the perfect guy to play in New England.

I was in New England in 2007 for Spygate.

I have a lot of respect for New England.