Subject: Colemanballs (Page 29)

If Plan A fails, they could always revert to Plan A.

English football player & announcer

It’s his outstanding pace that stands out.

English-born Jamaican football player

Alan Shearer has done very well for us, considering his age. We have introduced some movement into his game because he has got two good legs now. Last season he played with one leg.

British football commentator

Well Clive, it’s all about the two ‘M’s – movement and positioning.

English former football player & manager

Signori has all the tricks up his book.

England football player

And the Bulgarians are doing all they can here to waste every last inch of time in this game.

I’d like to see him scoring two or more goals in games which United win 1-0.

British sports journalist

With the very last kick of the game Macdonald scored with a header.


Beckenbauer really has gambled all his eggs.

English former football player & manager

Hearts are now playing with a five man back four.

Scottish soccer player & analyst

I’m not disappointed – just disappointed.

English football player & manager

I'm not going to make it a target but it's something to aim for.


Souness' football brain working at a hundred miles an hour there.

English football player & commentator

To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.

Dutch football player & manager

The Spanish manager is pulling his captain off!

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Women’s soccer does have its knockers.

sports broadcaster

The only thing I have in common with George Best is that we come from the same place, play for the same club and were discovered by the same man.

Irish football player

If there weren’t such a thing as football, we’d all be frustrated footballers.

English football player & manager

This is a tremendous assest for the club, a tremendous headache lifted from our shoulders, really

Both teams – and Brazil even – got better.

British football commentator

Socrates, so named because his father was interested in Greek mythology.