"Football is a simple game. 22 women chase a ball for ninety minutes and at the end, the United States win."

"It's the belly of the country. There are all kinds of footballers, I don't see them as angels or demons, but as profe…"

"Unlike the sports of basketball, badminton, or volleyball, soccer can't trace its roots back to a specific person, pl…"

"The most precious thing the writer owns is his pen and the most precious thing the footballer owns is his shoes."

"The ball is round and the game lasts for 90 minutes. (Der Ball ist rund und das Spiel dauert 90 Minuten.)"

"on 22 June 1941, the day the Germans invaded the Soviet Union, the decisive act of the entire conflict, ninety thousa…"

"Fussball ist wie Schach, nur ohne Würfel."

"We were playing for the glory of the USSR and for the love of football, not for the money."

"Someone said: "football is more important than life and death to you" and I said: "Listen, it's more important than t…"

"In the beginning there was chaos, and soccer was without form. Then came the Victorians, who codified it, and after t…"