Soccer quotations

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◆ It was my proudest moment as a manager when England drew 0-0 with Italy in Rome to qualify for the World Cup finals. Fifteen years later, the stakes are equally high for both countries as they go head-to-head for a semi-final place at the European Championship.

- Glenn Hoddle99

◆ At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It's difficult to explain.

- Diego Maradona98

◆ I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.

- Diego Maradona98

◆ If you don't want to play clean football then go up into the stands.

- Diego Maradona98

◆ I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in.

- Diego Maradona98

◆ I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy and then you have peace of mind.

- Diego Maradona98

◆ I think we have a good team, but soccer fans will know that we're in a really tough group. The three teams in our group are really strong. The Czech Republic is a very good team, Italy is traditionally a powerhouse, and Ghana is one of the best teams in Africa.

- Claudio Reyna98

◆ Over the last 10-15 years, you've seen soccer finally start to grow at a fast pace, start to get the recognition it deserves, and I think it has to do with all of the people who come to America from foreign countries.

- Claudio Reyna98

◆ I want to be involved in soccer some way.

- Brian McBride98

◆ In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball and Hockey and stuff like that in athletics. It's to each their own, really.

- Parminder Nagra98

◆ There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls.

- Parminder Nagra98

◆ I get asked this a lot: Why has soccer not succeeded? My answer is, soccer has succeeded. It is already the fastest growing youth participation sport in the U.S. It has already succeeded at the youth level, no question.

- Lamar Hunt98

◆ I don't pay attention to target audiences and therefore I often hear that I am a ratings killer, somebody who fundamentally doesn't care whether one person is watching or an entire soccer stadium.

- Alexander Kluge98

◆ I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and the stars of it, they look good and have a great big house and a huge Ferrari.

- Bryan Ferry98

◆ I think foosball is a combination of soccer and shish kabobs.

- Mitch Hedberg98