“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
“A player who dives and wins a penalty in Portugal, or Spain or Italy is considered clever, experienced, cunning, someone who understands the game. In England a player who wins a penalty like that is a cheat.” GamesWinningPlayerFootballEnglandCleverManagersSoccerPenaltiesCheatSpainCunningChairmanPortugal Author:Jose Mourinho
“There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.” FootballPenaltiesCommentators Author:Jack Youngblood
“He didn't give the penalty but I've seen them given for worse” GivingGivenFootballPenaltiesCommentators Author:Angus Loughran
“The only moment football really stops is with a penalty kick - and that is a moment that is really dramatic. A penalty kick becomes a Western duel. It's two guys facing each other. Destiny and potential death, whether metaphorical or literal. That's why in the penalty kick at the end of the film, I shot it like an homage to the Sergio Leone Westerns I saw when I was a kid, especially The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.” TwoEndsMomentsKidsFilmGuyDestinySawsFootballShotsWesternUglyDramaticKicksPenaltiesLiteralHomageMetaphoricalTwo GuysGood The Bad And The UglySergio Leone Author:Carlos Cuaron
“Penalties are not football. They are not even as television people keep telling us, great drama. They are cheap melodrama.” PeopleTelevisionFootballDramaPenaltiesMelodrama Author:Simon Barnes