“Sven-Göran Eriksson, confronted with arguably Europe's weakest qualifying group, has a problem; it is the same one that afflicted Jacques Santini, the France coach at the time, before Euro 2004. Not that there are no easy matches at international level; rather, there are no hard ones. In qualifying for the 2004 European Championship finals, France faced a group not of death, but of sun-block, comprising Slovenia, Israel, Cyprus and Malta, which they duly won by ten points, averaging 3.6 goals per game. We all know what happened next.” KnowsHardProblemNextGamesEasyGoalLevelsSunHappenedGroupsFootballTenEuropeFinalsInternationalIsraelCoachesBlockFranceSoccerRanAnalysisChampionshipEuroQualifyingCyprusMalta Author:Martin Samuel
“I've got a Championship game to play and I'm excited about the opportunity of my damn strong football team to play in it.” PlayOpportunityGamesStrongTeamFootballExcitedDamnChampionshipTigersFootball TeamLsuHead CoachesChampionship Games Author:Les Miles
“A losing football team looks at excuses. A championship football team looks at solutions.” LooksTeamFootballLosingSolutionsExcuseChampionshipFootball Team Author:Jimmie Johnson
“I know I probably never will win the league MVP or passing title. That is not why I play the game. I try to win football games and championships.” KnowsTryingPlayGamesWinningFootballPassingPassingsTitlesLeagueChampionshipFootball GameMvp Author:Ben Roethlisberger
“I want to be remembered as a championship football player.” WantPlayerFootballRememberedChampionshipFootball Player Author:Brian Urlacher
“Over the four years we have made massive progress: winning the League Championship (97/98); building the largest club stadium in the UK (60,000 seats); having the largest support (52,000 season book holders) of any club in Britain. This has been achieved by everyone who cares about Celtic working together towards a shared vision of football success and pride in a club which is part of our culture, open to all and a responsible member of the community working to help others where it can.” YearsHas BeensMadeBookHelpingCareTogetherCultureWinningCommunityVisionSupportFourProgressBuildingFootballPrideMembersSeasonsResponsibleClubsHelping OthersLeagueSeatsBritainWorking TogetherMassiveFour YearsChampionshipWho CaresStadiumsCelticShared Vision Author:Fergus McCann
“The reason I went to an all-boys Catholic school was because they had the best football team. We won the state championship my junior year. It was super-competitive. We lost in the semifinals my senior year, and it still haunts me.” YearsStillsStatesReasonSchoolLostBoysTeamFootballCatholicChampionshipSeniorJuniorsBest FootballFootball TeamCatholic SchoolSenior YearJunior Year Author:Theo Rossi