Shaun Wright-Phillips Quotes

Football is about as popular as it can be in the U.S. The upside, the expansion and growth lies overseas.

I feel like, City, because they're this modern global team, in the United States we think they're a really big club. But here in Manchester, it's not a big club.

Of course I pay attention to the Premier League - it's one of the greatest leagues in Europe.

I watch the Premier League, the Spanish and Dutch leagues, and a little bit of the German league.

The growth of the KHL is a very important aspect for the development of Russian sports.

They watch the Premier League everywhere in Africa.

I think that the game is the game. I think that expansion is good for the game because it gives more jobs to the people and more ballplayers can play, but I think the game is still the game. The ballplayers, they come into the game with one thing in mind - it's their job.

But baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.

In U.S. sports, you tend to be pretty strictly limited by the size of your team's market. When we heard that Villa was a club here that might be available, I had a strong feeling that a team in the West Midlands could be the chance to create something very special.

I think professional sports, football, to use it as an example, it's fundamentally a form of entertainment.

This illuminates not only fans' interest in major league teams but also the minors and even Little League.

One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams.

It's always cool when somebody from a football team or baseball team comes to your show.

We in the NFL unquestionably are in sports and competition, but we're also in entertainment, and that's the entertainment capital of the world. It just bowls you over when you see the opportunity in L.A.

I see huge potential for the league and also for America.

To be able to have a professional 3-on-3 league and be a part of that, that's been a ton of fun, ton of fun. The fans love it, the players love playing it, and it's just a lot of fun to be around.

I've traveled enough around the world with the NBA to see how much it's grown, globally.

A lot of the South Korean players are very interested in the Premier League. They ask questions about what life there is like, so I try to give them answers.

I never cared for stuff like the All-Star Game.

You can focus on the ranking events but I do miss the Premier League because it's massive.

I'm the football manager of Newcastle, which is owned by Mike Ashley.

I would have to consider the U.S.A. job if I was approached because it's one of the big nations in world football, with massive growth potential.

You're really in a bubble if you're not watching the league.

I love watching the Premier League.

Frankly, I loved playing there. The Americans are incomparable for the sport's business, and they're beginning to truly love football.