Football Heritage Quotes

Liverpool Football Club is the heartland of football folklore

The European leagues have been there a long time, the coaches have been there, the clubs have been there, there's history to the teams. There's already that football support culture.

This club is steeped in history and I feel privileged to have become a part of that ... An immense thank you to Sir Alex Ferguson for making it all possible, for giving me the privilege to be a captain, to be inspired by the legend of Manchester United and to understand that nobody is bigger than the club.

As German players we have something special inside us, because of our football history. We know we have to win, it is what is expected, so we have a good focus.

I feel blessed. All the great running backs that have come through Ohio State - Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Beanie Wells - I'm happy that I was able to carry on that lineage this season.

One thing I am sure about Manchester is that people are proud of their history. They are proud of their football, music, the industrial revolution, and all the amazing things that were invented here.

Our national identity is so interwoven with football.

When you've played at Manchester United, it's hard to go anywhere else.

When my two boys were growing up and asking me about what I did and what kind of player I was I showed them all the matches from the European Championships in 1988 when we beat Germany in the semi-final and won the final against Russia.

Some guys are just very, very interested in their sport and their predecessors. I know I was a guy like that when I was a young coach. I wanted to know about George Halas, I wanted to know about Jim Lee Howell, guys you don't even know. I wanted to know what they were like. So I read whatever I could get my hands on.

Chicago Bears tradition speaks for itself.

In this country, since footballs made from pigs' bladders were whacked into goals without nets, we've played on full-size pitches. Whatever our age.

No money in the world can buy a white England shirt.

This stadium is the history of football, the most important arena in Italy. Stepping into San Siro always has an effect on you.

Richard Dunne comes from a great footballing family... the Dunne family

Manchester United was a club with great traditions, traditions where they tended to pick British managers. That tradition has now gone.

I grew up in a footballing environment.

The attacking philosophy is in the walls of Man United. That's tradition; that's history. That's how we play and want to play.

In England, football is a big thing to talk about, but Liverpool, it's a special place. You feel it when you make your first step.

Brazilian football has always been very much admired in Japan and, of course, after my participation and so many other Brazilians, it was like they created a new style of play in homage to Brazilian football.

It is important that Manchester United keeps its identity. Their heritage is to produce and develop players, something that started with Sir Matt and continued with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S.

The romance of English football is fantastic, but it has lost its identity under the influence of other cultures.

I've played many matches against English clubs and the national team - and I always notice a difference in those games. When you play against the inventors of football, it adds more importance to the result, and you can see that demonstrated by the levels on the pitch.

I've got to live up to some legends like Robbie Keane and Liam Brady.