Subject: Colemanballs (Page 11)

He [David Beckham] has two feet, which a lot of players don’t have nowadays.

professional football player, coach & executive

I would like to be a mole on their dressing room wall.

English football player & manager

It was a good match, which could have gone either way and very nearly did.

Stevens got to the line, crossed the ball and Linekar wrapped it all up with his head.

British announcer

Germany are a very difficult team to play… they had 11 internationals out there today.

Irish football player

PSV have got a lot of pace up front; they’re capable of exposing themselves.

English football player & commentator

That's the fastest time ever run – but it's not as fast as the world record.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

If they play together, you've got two of them.

There is no change in the top six of division 2, except that Leeds have moved into the top six.

English sports announcer

Bobby Robson must be thinking of throwing some fresh legs on.

English soccer commentator

Whoever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins.

Scottish football player

The acoustics seem to get louder.

British football announcer

Nobody took the responsibility of going to kill Yakin.

Irish football player

He’s even smaller in real life than he is on the track.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Well… if the ball had gone in the net… that would have been a goal.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Manchester United have hit the ground running – albeit with a 3-0 defeat.

British football player

We could be putting the hammer in Luton's coffin.

England football player

It’s like the Sea of Galilee – the two defenders just parted.

English football player & announcer

I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing'.

English football player

It’s got nothing to do with his ability… in fact, it has got to do with his ability.

English football player & commentator

Spurs, one of the in-form teams of the moment with successive wins are almost as impressive as Queens Park Rangers with five.

British football player