Quotes About Soccer

My kids are soccer buffs. I have spent exorbitantly and unreasonably on taking them to soccer matches in England.

I didn't make any money in soccer, only spent money. I had offers to play in Sao Paulo, but my mother didn't let me go.

I was clipped from behind, and my leg got caught between my opponent's legs. As we fell, my leg snapped. It was a spiral fracture. They had to put in a plate and five screws. It was a devastating moment: one minute I was on cloud nine, and then I was out for the season.

A lot of goals are scored when defenders lose their concentration for a split second and a forward makes a run in behind or gets that one extra step that leads to a shot.

Me and my dad sat down in May and we spoke and thought the next step would be for me to push into a Premier League team and we felt the better route for me was to leave Chelsea.

I've spoken with Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson, and they say the Premier League's the place to be. It's where I want to get to, and getting there with Palace would be nice.

If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms.

In a sense it's a one-man show... except there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper.

I am a big fan of Frank Lampard - his movement is so elegant.

I've always watched football in Mumbai.

In Munich, we play to win.

If you want to go all the way in the Champions League, you're always going to face Barcelona, Real and Bayern Munich in rotation.

You can't compare Barcelona and Bayern Munich to Manchester City.

I've followed Roma because my friend Miralem Pjanic is here. It's a great club. I have a good relationship with Miralem.

I would say that Juventus is a myth not only in Italy, because it's the most loved team in Italy, but also around the world. And it has been in my family since birth.

I played with Baggio when I was young. I grew up with his myth, and to actually play with him was like being in a dream. I tried to hang out with him, to study how he played and to learn from him.

My dream was to play for Chelsea - maybe I was bit naive.

I'm proud I was first to be named World Player of the Year, in 1991.

I really like Italy and Inter. When I was a kid I used to watch several leagues and I knew the names of all the greats that have played for this club.

There is fireworks before the game; there is the national anthem before the game, so that is a huge difference to how it is in Germany: like, after the warmup, you touch the ball 20 minutes later. So that is a little bit different. The league, for example, the MLS is quite a young league, actually, but it is developing.

I've had a great time with the national team and enjoyed some amazing moments.

Of course, for the national team it is good to have Mesut Ozil in good form.

To play for the England national team, you have to be very good, and to play at Liverpool, you have to be very, very good.

I scored my first goal with the national team against France.