Luis Enrique Quotes

We need to learn that in the Champions League, the referees are vigilant and quick to whistle.

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it.

I think retrospective viewing of diving is nearly more important than some of the technology they are on about bringing in. If you do that and players get banned, it wouldn't take long before you'd cut it out.

But referees have to remember there is a reason managers are being nice to them - we're hoping that it just might make the difference when there is a borderline decision.

Boy, do I dislike two things: One is having to deal with penalties or infractions even though we have to. We have to keep the playing field even, and we have to do what we have to do. The second part that I would prefer to not have to talk about is the business side of NASCAR. That's important, too.

Sometimes officials should look at English football and let us play more. I like their system because, in Europe, their referees are more lenient.

We've all had meetings with the referees. We're all clear with how VAR works, and ultimately, you want the rules to be fair.

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

Players thump their cue on the floor when the opponent is coming to the table, or at the table. And the referees need to show some more authority on this stuff. You don't see it so much with top players or on TV tables - they know they can't get away with it.

In England, the referees don't call many fouls, as opposed to Spanish football. Consequently, you must be really strong all through the 90 minutes.

No one's saying anything against healthy, fair hardness. That's a part of football. But referees must look more closely and make sure limits are not exceeded.

I've never really liked the Yanks. ... You can't trust people who pick up the ball all the time when they play football.

I've always said to the refs to not be the ones to decide the game. Let the players dictate the outcome.

At the end of the day, we're professional prizefighters - stop acting like street thugs. We're not going to fight in the streets.

Wrong is wrong. Guys try to find a way to get the ball to reverse, but you have to stay in the laws.

Don't tell me that the rules prohibit you from hitting a guy up top. You have a whole target area above his knee up to his neck that you can hit.

The league has to be sensitive about what crosses the line and what doesn't. It's tough to determine what is a legal hit and what isn't a legal hit, and if someone was deliberately trying to hurt someone or not. A certain integrity, though, has to be maintained.

Penalties are part of the game.

There has to be measures for players to know the consequences for their actions.

I always think we have to be cautious with our attitude to refereeing the professionals and the people in the football family.

Am I afraid of Madrid's violent play? No, every team plays according to their possibilities, and there's a referee who should judge.

It's a tough situation as a defender to be put in. I understand what they're doing trying to protect quarterbacks. I've been on the receiving end of a few of those where you appreciate them trying to take care of you a little bit, but I do see the conflict that it puts a defender in.

The refs try their best. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it wrong.

Football is a game. Don't get me wrong - there is money and other things in it, too - but it's still only a game.