Subject: Colemanballs (Page 13)

I wouldn’t be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish.

Scottish football player

I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.

English football player & manager

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

English football player & manager

To me personally, it's nothing personal to me.

English soccer commentator

For Burnley to win they are going to have to score.

English football player & commentator

I’m not going to pick out anyone in particular, but Jay Jay Okocha should not be captain of a soccer club.

English football player

Celtic were at one time nine points ahead, but somewhere along the road, their ship went off the rails.

That’s soccer, Mike, Northern Ireland have had several chances and haven’t scored but England have had no chances and scored twice.

English football player & analyst

He’s good at that, David Beckham; he’s good at kicking the ball.

English football player & manager

Maybe not goodbye, but farewell…

British football commentator

And for those of you watching without television sets, live commentary is on Radio 2.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them. But they may draw some. Or occasionally lose.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Kevin Keegan has now tasted the other side of the fence.

British football manager

The problems at Wimbledon seem to be that the club has suffered a loss of complacency.

Irish football player & manager

A win tonight is the minimum City must achieve.


It's always very satisfying to beat Arsenal, as indeed Arsenal would admit.

English football player

If you’re a goalkeeper, it doesn’t matter what you save the ball with – if you keep it out, it’s not a goal.

English football player & announcer

£5.3 million is a large loaf to be throwing away before a ball's been kicked.

English football player

Football’s football: If that weren’t the case it wouldn’t be the game that it is.

English football player

McCall is trying to thread a needle through a haystack there.

English football player & commentator

It's so vital if you can win the game one-nil rather than lose it one-nil.

English football player & manager