Football Appreciation Quotes

Sadio Mane is an excellent player. Before I came to Liverpool, I saw him on TV, and I liked him a lot.

I don't think some of the people who come to Old Trafford can spell football, never mind understand it.

I didn't play football in school, but I've been a fan of football all my life. I have a fair understanding of it. Doing movies about it really helps because you know what makes them work and what doesn't.

I like the way Pulisic plays. I have kept an eye on him from when I was in the United States.

The Villa boys will not be shy in telling me that I talk about Hibs all the time. I loved my time here, it was a special three seasons so I have a lot to be thankful for from my time here.

To give back something to the game of football has been a part of my life.

I really appreciate the people of Man City, and it turns out they appreciate me.

I was such a big football fan in general, I just watched as many games as I could and I picked up things from every game.

I'm grateful for everything I have achieved in football, but now I'd rather do other things, go and watch games and enjoy discussing them afterwards.

I love the game. I love to watch. I watch it with my kids. I'm able to divorce the beauty of the athletics from the corporate entity that is the National Football League.

I knew nothing about football, then someone showed me a film of Petit and I realised how interesting the game could be. He is divine. When I met him I could barely speak, he was so gorgeous. Women will love that show.

I wouldn't give up European football. It's very enjoyable.

When I talk football with my friends, I don't talk about Tom Brady's hair. I talk about how he handles the blitz, or how he runs his offense. I talk as a fan. I don't want pink jerseys, and I don't want dumbed-down content. I want to be treated as a real fan - because I am proud to be one.

Football is a great love because I was born into a family of players and therefore born into football. I'm fortunate to have a style of play that a lot of people like. It's a privilege to be able to do what I like best and in my own way, but I'm fortunate that people like it, and that motivates me even more.

Nothing about football is underrated.

I enjoyed English football from day one when I was with Southampton.

Spurs will always have a place in my heart. They gave me a chance to play Premier League football, and I'll be forever indebted to them.

Everyone is different but I love to watch that type of football: the clever players, the technical players. The beautiful game.

I'm not a Packers fan. I just like football. I do respect those guys. You respect great football. I'm a Cowboys fan, or I was a Cowboys fan. You just respect great football.

I like Jorginho, the way he plays and passes.

I loved football even before I married a quarterback; it's not for every woman, but I like it.

Anyone who watches football and watches Tottenham play would have to be an admirer of the way they play football and the way they go about their business.

Without Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, we would discuss Robben more often and with more appreciation.

We need to start from a presupposition: namely, that there is no 'better' football and no 'worse' kind of football, just different styles and cultures that belong to each country.

Women's football will always be different from men's football, but that doesn't mean you cannot still appreciate it. OK, so it might be a bit slower than the men's game, but then League Two football is slower than the Champions League, and it doesn't stop people turning out to see their local teams.