Subject: Colemanballs (Page 9)

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

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Jim Rosenthal to an American goalie: So what’s an American doing playing in goal for Millwall.

The goalie’s reply: I’m trying to keep the ball out.

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The Germans only have one player under 22, and he’s 23!

English football player & manager
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It was a good match, which could have gone either way and very nearly did.

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Signori has all the tricks up his book.

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

British football player
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They didn’t change positions, they just moved the players around.

English football player & manager
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I’ve had 14 bookings this season – 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable.

English football player
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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
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And then there was Johan Cryuff, who at 35 has added a whole new meaning to Anno Domini.

Scottish football player
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He’s the type of player the manager’s either going to keep or not keep next season.

English football player & analyst
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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
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All the cul-de-sacs are closed for Scotland.

Scottish football player & manager
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They get to about 30 yards out and then everything goes square and a bit pedantic.

Scottish football player & analyst
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That would have been the icing on his start.

English football player, manager & sports commentator
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It wasn’t a bad performance, but you can’t tell whether it was good or bad.

professional football player, coach & executive
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Argentina won’t be at Euro 2000 because they’re from South America..

English football player & manager
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In terms of the Richter Scale this defeat was a force eight gale.

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Wallace, moving forward, his red hair always in the action.

English football player
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I’ve told the players to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones.

British comedian
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Ardiles strokes the ball like it was part of his anatomy.

Irish sports broadcaster
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