British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to away matches.
-- Jo Brand

[referring to youngest ever English Striker Wayne Rooney]
Its an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson.
-- Gordon Strachan

When I first met him [David Beckham] I didn't know whether to shake his hand or lick his face.
-- Robbie Williams

He's the only player who, when he appears on TV, Daleks hide behind the sofa.
-- Nick Hancock (talking about Peter Beardsley on They think it's all over)

He's a gent from Monday to Friday...then on Saturday, out comes the beast.
-- Paul Ince (talking about Sir Alex Ferguson)

Football has taken the place of religion in Scotland.
-- Robin Jenkins (A Would-Be Saint, quoted in Collins Gem Quotations, 1997)

Ally MacLeod thinks that tactics are a new kind of mint.
-- Billy Connolly (on infamous Scotland soccer manager Ally McLeod)

Statistics are just like mini-skirts, they give you good ideas but hide the most important thing.
-- Ebbe Skovdahl

He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.
-- George Best (his assesment of Manchester United's David Beckham)

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
-- George Best