1. "I'd been ill and hadn't trained fr a wee. Plus I was ut f the side fr three wees befre that. S I wasn't sharp. I gt crap befre half-tie as well. But I' nt ne t ae excuses."
"I was sick before and didn't train for a week. Plus I didn't compete for three weeks before I got sick, so my condition is not good. Good. I had cramps before half-time but I'm not one to make excuses." - Clinton Morrison, who played for Birmingham in 2005, didn't "have any" excuses for himself. Make excuses.
2. M b is t ae it as difficult as pssible fr the cach t leave e after the rest. ——Landn Dnvan, frer captain f USA natinal tea
My job I just tried my best to use my performance to prevent the coach from excluding me from the lineup (for the World Cup). ——Donovan, former captain of the U.S. national team
3. We need t g n fight hard, we need t wr hard fr each ther. —Clint Depse, captain f USA natinal tea
We have to keep fighting hard and work hard for each other. ——Dempsey, captain of the U.S. national team
4. It's not abut aing the aazing saves, it's the little things and sall things that ade great gateeepers great. ——Ti Hward, galeeper f USA natinal tea
Great goalkeepers do not achieve success by making magical saves, but by paying attention to small things and details. ——Tim Howard, national goalkeeper of the U.S. national team
5. We have t tal abut us, we have t iprve. ——Fernand Trres, strier f Spain natinal tea
We We must review ourselves and we must improve. ——Torres, Spanish striker
6. It's disapproved as u nw what ind the Wrld Cup eans in ftball wrld. ——Ri Ferdinand, frer captain f England natinal tea
No chance. The World Cup disappoints me, you know what the World Cup means in football. ——Ferdinand, former captain of the England national team
7. "Becs hasn't changed since I've nwn hi. He's alwas been a flash Ccne git."
" After knowing him, Beckham has never changed. He has always been a dazzling Cockney guy." - Giggs said of his Manchester United teammate Beckham in 2003.
8. "I's glad there will nw be tw gd-ling gus at Real. I've felt s lnel in such an ugl tea."
"I'm so happy Now, Real Madrid will have two handsome guys. I have always felt lonely in this ugly team." - Real Madrid's Brazilian star Carlos said when Beckham joined the team in 2003.
9. “u scre gals as a id. Then u grw up stupid and bece a galeeper.”
“When you were a kid you scored a lot of goals, and then you became numb, So I became a goalkeeper." - Juventus and Italian national team goalkeeper Buffon explained why he became a goalkeeper in 2011.
10. "He's a sashing prfessinal and a leader. He's lie Bbb Mre in that respect, thugh he wuldn't have ade it int Bbb's drining schl."
"He's a A fantastic professional and leader, he was like Bobby Moore in that respect, even though he wasn't even a student of Bobby's when it came to drinking." - Harry Redknapp at West Ham in 2000. When he was the head coach, he said this about Di Canio.
11. "Drgba - the strength f a bull but the pain threshld f a lab."
"Drogba - he has the strength of a bull but the pain threshld f a lab." "It's just as weak," said ITV commentator Clive Tldesle in 2007 when commenting on Drogba's tendency to fall.
12. "We were driving bac fr Biringha when iern (Der) suddenl shuted, 'Stp the bus! I've left diand earring in the dressing r.' Can u iagine in plaing das a plaer telling Bill Shanl, 'Stp the bus, Bill, I've left my earring in the dressing r."
"The team bus was driving back to Newcastle from Birmingham when Geelong (Dyer) suddenly shouted: Stop the car! I left my diamond earring in the dressing room. Can you imagine a player in my playing days telling Shankly: Stop the ball, Bill, I left my diamond earring in the dressing room." - 2003. Sir Bobby Robson, the Newcastle manager at the time, expressed dissatisfaction with the current style of players.
13. "u culd put (Luis) Fig in a phne bth with 11 ppnents and he wuld find his wa t the dr. He'd beat the all and dribble his wa ut."
"You can put Figo in a phone booth filled with 11 opponents and he will still find a way out. He can beat them all and get the ball out." - Real Madrid coach in 2003 Queiroz commented on Figo’s dribbling skills.
14. "It's nt nice ging int the superaret and the wan at the till is thining, 'Ddg eeper.'"
"When you go shopping in the supermarket, the one who collects money Women are also thinking, 'Goalkeeper who makes mistakes', this feeling is not pleasant." - David James, the goalkeeper who often made mistakes while playing for Liverpool, said in 1997.
15. "Nrall when u swap shirts the are saed in sweat, but Becha's selt nl f perfue. Either he prtects hiself against BO r he sweats clgne."
"Normally. "When you exchange jerseys with your opponents, the clothes are always full of sweat, but Beckham's only smells like fragrance. Is it because he never sweats, or is it because he is wearing cologne?" - Brazilian striker Ronaldo said after defeating England in the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup.