The World Cup Final, Wembley, 30th July 1966: That noise will stick with me for ever [Jeff Hurst]. Bobby ***** 2016
There’s something that he has as a leader that is more than football. ibid.
If only they really knew the truth, how much more would he have been revered? He was a proper hero. ibid. Tina Moore, wife
They all worshipped him. He’d walk in and the place would light up. ibid.
He was Roy of the Rovers. He was Dan Dare. ibid.
It was really bad news. It was cancer. ibid. Tina
Walking out from that tunnel and standing there … ibid. Gordon Banks, re World Cup final
The bigger the game, the better he played. ibid. Jeff Hurst
Bobby had gone into another stratosphere really. ibid. Tina Moore, wife
West Germany 3 v England 2: That was the worst feeling I’ve had in football. ibid. Norman Hunter
His insomnia got worse. I think he turned inward. ibid. Tina Moore
Making the decision to leave his family was an exceptionally difficult decision for him to make. ibid. new partner
Things were difficult financially for some years. ibid.
Why couldn’t he have been a great manager? ibid. Harry Redknapp
I showed them the importance of being world champions. Brazil 2002, Cafu, Sky Documentaries 2024
On July 17, 1994, the Brazilian national football team, led by Dunga, won its 4th world cup in Los Angeles. 4 years later in Paris, Brazil would seek to become the first country to win 5 world cups. ibid. captions
You had a seizure. It was very scary. You almost died. ibid. Ronaldo recounts being told by Leonardo before 1998 final
There’s something about Brazilian players that you want to be part of. ibid. Beckham
All of a sudden my hair was breaking the news, not my injury. ibid. Ronaldo
Ronaldo comes back. There’s no need to panic. ibid. journalist
Are you going out tonight? I’m speaking to you, Joe? … Do you hear me? Well look at me when I’m speaking to you … I may as well not be here. The Wednesday Play: The Golden Vision by Ken Loach, wife to husband listening to football results, BBC 1968
Everton FC: Alexander Young, yes. He came from Sterlingshire. In 1906. man pub talk
One of the tragedies of the modern game is this factor that probably now we have quite a lot of gifted ball players because of the accent on ball control in modern football, destructive attitude of some players with lesser ability. ibid. man in the know
We went on a hunger march to London 1922. ibid. Sick old man to perspicacious young man
It’s a special football stadium. And it always has been. The Lane (Spurs) *****, DeFoe, Amazon 2017
I wanted to run for ever there for the fans. ibid. Klinsman
We set a record attendance of over 75,000. ibid. historian
It was such a warm welcome. ibid. Martin Chivers
The forefather of the Spurs play, Arthur Rowe. ibid. fan
Bill Nicholson: We also entertained at the same time … We were the team to see. ibid. Cliff Jones
Danny Blanchflower: My hero. An intellectual footballer. ibid. fan
It was called the Tottenham Roar in those days. ibid. Pat Jennings
You really feel that atmosphere from the crowd. ibid. Ledley King
[Sven Goran Eriksson]: Whoever said life is too short, he’s right … It was not a normal life. A lot of things should have been impossible. I had a good life. Maybe too good. I’ve paid for it. Sven, Amazon 2024
All my life, football was my love. ibid.
England? You can’t say no. I would’ve regretted that all my life. ibid.
I was invited for a cup of tea with Tony Blair. ibid.
He appeared with this stunning raven-haired Italian beauty. ibid. News of the World journalist
I loved him from day one. ibid. Beckham
Everything changed one afternoon in Munich. ibid. journalist
We’d decided by now the Sven was completely immoral, and we got a tip that he was sniffing around for jobs. So we decided to test that and see how far he would go. We put in the Fake Sheikh. ibid. NoW journalist
Golden Generation: That’s what we were called. ibid. Beckham
The 2006 World Cup turned into an absolute circus. ibid. WoW journalist
Please welcome the best goalkeeper in the world, Hope Solo! Untold: Hope Solo vs US Soccer, Netflix 2024
The greatest of all time. Period. And the only one tough enough to battle this juggernaut – US Soccer. ibid. comment
No-one was aware how much the federation was making off us. ibid. Hope
I mean there was us, and there was Hope Solo. ibid. comment