Football Records Quotes

I think it was fantastic being in the 49ers Hall of Fame.

The history of football has always thrown up big surprises.

Messi will continue to break records.

If Alisson stays at Liverpool long enough he could break all the records that myself and Ray Clemence achieved.

[Wayne Rooney] has to be viewed as a great England striker if he breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's record. Scoring goals at international level is much more difficult than it was a few years back because even the lesser teams are well organised and don't concede too many goals these days.

Like me or not, I am the only one who has won the world's three most important leagues. So, maybe instead of the 'Special One', people should start calling me the 'Only One'.

If I'd still been in one piece from the World Cup and gone through my career, what type of player would I have been? No doubt about it, if I hadn't had as many injuries I would have been the all-time leading scorer for England.

What defines greatness is when you hold all the records and what you mean to your fans, on and off the field, because that is who ranks you as the greatest receiver of all-time. The guy that holds all the records, the guy that has set the stage for all of us, you have to give it to Jerry Rice.

No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.

It would be great to play until I'm 40 like Ryan Giggs.

Paolo Maldini never won, but he was the best defender in the world. Gianluigi Buffon never won; he was the best goalkeeper in the world for many years. But this is the story of the Ballon d'Or.

Who wouldn't want to be the all-time passing leader in FCS? Or in school history? At the end of the day, if that's something I accomplish, that's awesome.

I go by records and Bob Paisley is the No 1 manager ever!

I don't really know football from the Seventies and Eighties. It's all myths and legends to me.

Mesut is a player that has been through a lot in his career through loads of ups and downs, but most of all he's a born champion and he's a player who has so many records in the world of football, so he's a player that is an example for everyone.