“I would have been about seven years old when the formative years of my competitive football education began. I was playing in the local leagues around Manchester, playing against lads from tough areas who had been taught they had to fight for everything.” YearsHas BeensFightingFootballTaughtToughAreasSevenLocalsLeagueSeven YearsManchesterLadFormative Years Author:Gary Neville
“Austin, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio, are the two toughest communities in which you have to put together a winning football team. They are both big metropolitan areas without professional football and major league baseball to sidetrack them.” TwoBigsTogetherWinningCommunityTeamFootballMajorsAreasBaseballLeagueTexasOhioColumbusFootball TeamMajor LeagueAustinMetropolitanMajor League BaseballWinning FootballAustin TexasColumbus Ohio Author:Brent Musburger
“Liverpool's grand opera also gave us some light comedy - on hearing the news that the house of goalkeeper Pepe Reina was burgled, and his Porsche stolen, while he was heroically saving penalties at Anfield, fans took a typically witty line: police were said to be interviewing a man from the West London area, a certain Frank Lampard, whose whereabouts on Tuesday between 7.45pm and 10.15pm are unknown. Indeed.” MenSaidLightCertainHouseLinesComedyFansFootballNewsAreasPoliceWestWittyHearingLondonSavingSoccerAnalysisOperaFrankPenaltiesStolenLiverpoolTuesdayGoalkeepersPorscheWhereaboutsAnfield Author:Declan Lynch
“The Premier League is the No1 league in the world in many areas. The events, the shocks, the production, the viewing figures, the worldwide audience are by far the best. Do I think at this moment in time it's got the highest quality levels in Europe in terms of Champions League football and domination of that area? In quality terms it needs to rise again to get to that point where it's by far the best in all areas.” ThinkingWorldNeedsMomentsTermLevelsQualityAudienceEventsFiguresFootballHighestEuropeAreasProductionsLeagueChampionShockDominationMoments In TimePremier LeagueChampions League Author:Gary Neville
“I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.” PeopleLifeDifferentKidsDifficultPoorRaceTeachStruggleFootballLuckyAreasSoccerDifferent RacesPoor Family Author:Zinedine Zidane
“If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later.” IfsKnowsSportsKnowingPlayerFootballAreasBallsSoccerPenaltiesDiscussingFunny SoccerFunny SportsLiverpool FcSoccer BallSoccer Training Author:Bob Paisley