“Quite literally, you would not have put your shirt on him two weeks ago.” TwoWeekFootballShirtsTwo WeeksCommentators Author:Clive Tyldesley
“You have to know what club you are playing for, or you just play for yourself. Every time I put on a Liverpool shirt, I know it is more than just a football game.” KnowsPlayGamesFootballClubsShirtsLiverpoolFootball Game Author:Fernando Torres
“I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one of the players I liked most. Maybe he's not valued as much as he should be in England because of the style of football there and because he keeps a low profile. Perhaps he would have been more valued in Spain, where midfielders like him form part of the 'ideal.' Fans in Spain rate him very highly and I admire him a huge amount.” ShouldHas BeensStillsHomeFormPlayerFansStyleFootballHugeAmountLowsIdealsEnglandRateAdmireShirtsSpainProfileLiverpoolScholesPaul ScholesMidfielders Author:Xabi Alonso
“I'm upset. There was nothing like putting on the red shirt. (on retiring from international football)” FootballRedInternationalUpsetShirtsRetiringWalesRed Shirt Author:Robbie Savage
“When I was younger, I had some close friends who always loved European football, and Real Madrid at that time were the dominant force. I remember family holidays when we used to go to Spain, and we'd bring back replica shirts of Real Madrid and pretend to be the players when we played in the park.” RealRememberUsedForcePlayerFootballShirtsParksHolidayDominantSpainClose FriendsMadridReplicaReal MadridFamily Holiday Author:Gareth Bale
“Our junior national teams feature increasing numbers of kids from immigrant backgrounds, but who have grown up in Germany. Their roots are elsewhere, but they feel German. They draw on two cultures, and I believe that's been a real and visible factor in the football we've been playing. One of the best and abiding images was Cacau, a Christian with Brazilian roots, celebrating a goal with Mesut Ozil, a Muslim from a Turkish background. Ozil jumped on to Cacau's shoulders, and they gazed up into the stands, both wearing Germany shirts. It was wonderfully symbolic.” FeelsBelieveTwoRealKidsChristianCultureI BelieveGoalNumbersTeamFootballDrawsRootsShouldersBackgroundsFactorsCelebrateFeaturesShirtsGermanyVisibleImmigrantsElsewhereJuniorsSymbolicAbidingTurkishNational TeamTwo Cultures Author:Oliver Bierhoff
“Being a footballer is not just about wearing the shirt and playing football on the pitch. You have to be clean, you have to do right things, you have to show courage, you have to show many many things you know. I always say that you play the same way on the pitch as you do in life.” KnowsWayPlayShowsFootballCleanShirtsRight ThingFootballerPlaying Football Author:Emmanuel Petit
“Football is one side of me. Art is another. Travel is another. As I mature, I can organize it so that when I'm done with football, whether it be travel, or becoming a doctor, or going off on a farm and raising chickens, which I'd also like to do, or climbing ten of the most difficult peaks in the world, or spending time backpacking in a flannel shirt and big boots, I'll know how to take off into the world.” WorldArtDoneDifficultFootballArt IsShirtsMatureOrganizeSpending Time Author:Dhani Jones
“Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.” GamesFansFootballToughIntelligentShirtsChicagoSharksJanuaryAmerican FootballFootball GameFunny FootballFootball FanFunny American FootballShirt OffCity Of Chicago Author:Dave Barry
“People care about my personal life. But really I'm dorky! I drink beer and go to football games. And ya know, sit in my house in a t-shirt on the weekends and play with my dog!” PeopleKnowsPlayCareGamesHouseDogFootballDrinkBeerShirtsWeekendPersonal LifeT ShirtMy DogHygieneFootball GameDorky Author:Sophia Bush