Subject: Colemanballs (Page 33)

Whether that was a penalty or not, the referee thought otherwise.

English football player & commentator

Wayne Clarke, one of the famous Clarke familiy, and he's one of them, of course.

English football player & commentator

All the cul-de-sacs are closed for Scotland.

Scottish football player & manager

He hit that one like an arrow.


What I said to them at half time would be unprintable on the radio.

English football player & manager

There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

In fact that's Swindon's first win of any kind in nine matches.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

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

English football player & commentator

If you’re going to score one goal or less, you’re not going to get your victories.

English football player & analyst

I think you and the referee were in a minority of one, Billy.

English football player & manager

It slid away from his left boot which was poised with the trigger cocked.

British sports commentator

Real Madrid are like a rabbit in the glare of the headlights in the face of Manchester United’s attacks; but this rabbit comes with a suit of armor in the shape of two precious away goals.

Irish sportscaster

Don’t tell those coming in the final result of that fantastic match, but let’s just have another look at Italy’s winning goal.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

It’s his first cap, so he’s not got a lot of experience at this level.

English professional football player & commentator

And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other time since the first half of this Cup now than any other time since the first half of this season, when they weren’t ever in it anyway.

English television football commentator

Oldham are leading 1-0, a well-deserved victory at this stage of the game.

Scottish football player & manager

And Wilkins sends an inch perfect pass to no one in particular.

English writer & broadcaster

We've got nothing to lose, and there's no point losing this game.

British football commentator

You can’t compare two players who are different because they’re not the same.

English football player & manager

Ian Pearce… has limped off with what looks like a shoulder injury.

English football player & commentator

Eighteen months ago they (Sweden) were arguably one of the best three teams in Europe, and that would include Germany, Holland, Russia and anybody else if you like.

British football commentator