The Soccer Geek

This post is a list of famous soccer quotes, not to be confused with my previous compilations of funny football sayings and inspirational quotes! This post, instead, gives a number of wide-ranging statements about the game from top players, managers, and referees from past and present. I hope you get some enjoyment from reading them.

“Someone said ‘football is more important than life and death to you’ and I said ‘listen, it’s more important than that’” (Bill Shankly)

“I am a special one” (Jose Mourinho)

“I did not see it” (Arsene Wenger)

“God bless whoever invented football. It was the English, I think. And what a fantastic idea it was” (Paolo Rossi)

“Whoever invented football should be worshipped as a God” (Hugo Sanchez)

“There are two certainties in life. People die, and football managers get the sack” (Edin Hand)

“Football is passion, multitude, the joy of living” (Jorge Dominguez)

“The cleverest do maths, the next best write books. Dancers are the cleverest with their feet, next are footballers” (Johan Cruyff)

“The only thing that has never changed in the history of the game is the shape of the ball” (Denis Law)

“In his life, a man can change wives, political parties or religions, but he cannot change his favourite football team” (Eduardo Galleano)

“Football is simple. But the hardest thing is to play football in a simple way” (Johann Cruyff)

“Football is an excuse to make us happy” (Jorge Valdano)

“There are no right or wrong, or fair results. There’s just the final score” (Otto Rehhagel)

“Thank you for letting me play in your beautiful football” (Eric Cantona)

“If you don’t want success it’s not worth playing – winning trophies is the main thing” (Steven Gerrard)

“The future of football is feminine” (Sepp Blatter)

“My job is not to change the game but to make it work to everyone’s satisfaction” (Referee Perluigi Collina)

“Everyone plays their part. If we win anything, then it will be together, not as individuals” (Jose Mourinho)

“The midfield is the most crucial area of the game, the one where matches are won or lost” (Sven-Goran Eriksson)

“Reputations do not win matches and trophies, only goals can do that” (Alfredo di Stefano)

“For a professional sportsman, being injured is like living in a stranger’s body” (Robert Pires)

“The differences between the big teams and the so-called smaller teams have become smaller” (Otto Rehhagel)

“It’s thanks to football that a small country could become great” (Roger Milla)

Thanks for reading my list of famous soccer quotes. I hope you found them useful and entertaining. If you are looking for more of the same thing, take a trip to my list of inspirational soccer quotes. Meanwhile, let me know your favourite quote from the list above in the comments section below.

Have fun,

Soccer Geek

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