Soccer History Quotes

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.

The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and there was a big party, and when Brazil lost to Uruguay, I saw my father crying.

Kaka, he made history with Milan and if he is loved so much it means he did well.

The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.

I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

My teammates and I are best known for our penalty kick victory against China to win the 1999 Women's World Cup. But a lot of people don't realize that when we were first playing soccer on the Women's National Team, the Women's World Cup didn't exist. In fact, Women's Soccer wasn't even in the Olympics.

Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.

Bolton are an established team in the Premiership these days and well respected by the other sides.

Unfortunately, I never saw Pele play. What I know of him is through my grandfather, my dad's dad, who used to talk to me and tell me about how he played.

Germans have a rich history of playing well in the World Cup.

It doesn't get much bigger than England v. Germany at Wembley.

The first World Cup I followed was Sweden 1958. I watched the games on TV. Brazil won that World Cup by defeating Sweden 5-2 in the Final and Pele scored twice.

Watching soccer is my main hobby, really. I'm no tactician or coach, but I enjoy watching the free flow of it, the different styles, and the histories behind clubs. Like Barcelona vs. Madrid - it's not just a soccer game; it's a geopolitical struggle. There are great storylines and no commercials.

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

St. Louis has a super-rich history of soccer, so I was very fortunate growing up to have coaches that played.

Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history.

Belgium's 1986 team is like the Christmas movie that they bring out every single year. That World Cup is something we get to see and hear about all the time. It is part of our general education in Belgium.

Obviously, I wasn't born when Pele was playing at World Cups, but I have watched plenty of videos, both of him and other great players.

Neuer is one of the best goalkeepers in history.

I come from a family where soccer has always been very present. My uncles, my father and my brother were all players.

The history of Brazil goes from Pele to Garrincha, Didi, Tostao, Gerson, then to all of us who followed them.

I remember the day when they sold Brian Deane and Jan Aage Fjortoft. It was like when President Kennedy got shot.

The history of soccer is a sad voyage from beauty to duty. When the sport became an industry, the beauty that blossoms from the joy of play got torn out by its very roots.

I wanted to be the best footballer in Belgian history. That was my goal. Not good. Not great. The best.

For me the French team belongs to the past.