Quotes About Soccer

One day the UN Secretary General proposes that, in the interest of global peace and harmony, the world's soccer players should come together and form one United Nations global soccer team. "Great idea," says his deputy. "Er, but who would we play?" "Israel, of course.

My father gave me some advice when I was very young - whatever someone tells you in the future, don't forget Pele is the best.

Most kids dream of scoring the perfect goal. I've always dreamed of stopping it.

Messi is out of this world. Scoring 86 goals this year... In 2012. What an incredible accomplishment

Most goals are scored between the posts.

In fact, my entire childhood consisted of looking at photographs in which the viewer sees the ball behind the line, looking through the goal net, and the poor goalkeeper in front of the net.

If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal.

I have always said that the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal. Don't tell my missus that, but it is. When that ball hits the back of the net, it is fantastic.

Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don't even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final.

The end goal is to become FIFA Women's Player of the Year.

The best thing for them to do (Ireland) is to stay at 0-0 until they score the goal.

A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again.

When I'm shouting at the defence, subtitles come up in front of the goal.

As we say in Portugal, they brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal.

I can't think of a striker in the world who has scored so many important goals, never mind a midfielder.

I've never been a goalscorer, only own goals. Good own goals.

I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it.

If you never concede a goal, you're going to win more games than you lose.

Gary Lineker has now scored 37 goals. That is precisely twice as many as last year.

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score.

We're going to start the game at nil-nil and go out and try to get some goals.

If you give Shevchenko half a chance, he'll score two goals. That's how good he is

If you score against the Italians you deserve a goal.