“We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful.” WorldSuccessfulCrazyFootballSouthCupsSouth AfricaWorld Cup Author:Jacob Zuma
“I love football, but I'm sick of the World Cup. I don't even care about England.” WorldCareFootballSickEnglandCupsWorld CupI Love Football Author:Elton John
“There's more chance of me flying Concorde to the moon blindfolded than there is of you taking Wales to the World Cup.” WorldChanceFootballMoonFlyingCupsManagersSoccerChairmanWorld CupWalesBlindfoldedConcorde Author:Robbie Savage
“He's got great credentials by winning the World Cup, but he did it with Brazil - my granny could probably have managed Brazil to World Cup success.” WorldWinningFootballCupsManagersSoccerChairmanBrazilWorld CupGrannyCredentials Author:Gary Lineker
“The combination of an out-of-control tabloid press and a readership that thrills to the destruction of the England head coach is something no other country can offer. Scolari was driven out; Steve McClaren's personal life made the front pages. Neither of them even held the job. Then there was the fake-sheikhing of Sven-Göran Eriksson. That a newspaper should so brilliantly and deliberately destabilise the national head coach in a World Cup year is something no other sporting nation would consider.” WorldShouldYearsMadeCountryJobsNationsFrontsFootballOffersPagesDestructionEnglandPressesDrivenCoachesNewspapersCupsManagersSoccerCombinationRanFakeOther CountriesPersonal LifeChairmanWorld CupTabloidsReadershipHead Coaches Author:Simon Barnes
“This is the first time Denmark has ever reached the World Cup finals, so this is the most significant moment in Danish history.” WorldFirstsMomentsFootballFirst TimeFinalsSignificantCupsCommentatorsWorld CupDenmarkDanishCup FinalsSignificant Moments Author:John Helm
“The World Cup must remain the number one competition, because it is our only source of money and, with that money, we can develop football in the whole world.” WorldWholeNumbersFootballSourceCompetitionWhole WorldCupsWorld Cup Author:Sepp Blatter
“You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.” WorldShowsHappensFootballCupsWorld CupAnything Can Happen Author:Lionel Messi
“I like a lot of sports. Especially football - it's my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups.” WorldYearsThreeSportsFootballNineCupsFavouriteUnclesSpainWorld CupNine YearsBarcelona Author:Rafael Nadal
“When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football.” WorldRealSupportFootballFemaleCupsOlympicsWorld Cup Author:Hope Solo