Soccer Tradition Quotes

The European leagues have been there a long time, the coaches have been there, the clubs have been there, there's history to the teams. There's already that football support culture.

I believe the Champions League has all that magic because it gathers all the best European teams, and that gives you the feeling of trying to be the best. That's why the Champions League has this special kind of emotion.

I feel like soccer brings another dynamic to the city, it makes it more eclectic... I feel like it opens doors for people who grew up playing soccer here their whole life. We've got some rings on the way, trophies on the way, and we're gonna win, and we're gonna stand behind Atlanta United just like we stand behind everything else out of Atlanta.

A few goals is the way soccer is meant to be played.

Bolton are an established team in the Premiership these days and well respected by the other sides.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers is a team with history, tradition.

Of course El Clasico is a great night, but I don't have an overwhelming desire to play in that game.

It doesn't get much bigger than England v. Germany at Wembley.

That was always special, playing Manchester United. I loved the feeling of the derby, that pressure, the atmosphere around it. And I did have some good matches there, didn't I?

Like Christians, Soccerians argue that you should not judge the essence of their faith by the loopy activities of its followers. But the Beautiful Game is in fact quite the opposite. It is badly designed and riddled with flaws.

This stadium is the history of football, the most important arena in Italy. Stepping into San Siro always has an effect on you.

Everyone wants to beat Manchester United, but that's something that we are used to coping with.

Every championship that Brazil participates, we have the responsibility to win - every time. So when we don't win, it's considered as a failure.

St. Louis has a super-rich history of soccer, so I was very fortunate growing up to have coaches that played.

All I dreamed of when I became a footballer was to play for a club as big as Real Madrid. It's maybe the most famous and best club in the history of football.

I come from a family where soccer has always been very present. My uncles, my father and my brother were all players.

In Spain, people do not respect the players, the same in Italy. In England, it looks like a different world - the people admire the player, but also respect the player.

I'm grateful to play at Wembley - it is a very historical place - but it is not the same feeling as White Hart Lane.

Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team.

When a player joins El Tri, he doesn't want to do things the wrong way.

To sum it up, I would say that the Premier League is football's NBA.