# Soccer Quotes: Funny Soccer Quotes URL: https://buzzle.com/sports-recreation/soccer-quotes-funny-soccer-quotes Category: Sports & Recreation Published: 2009-11-27T11:50:36 Updated: 2026-07-28T02:19:05 Image: https://buzzle.com/_astro/soccer-quotes-funny-soccer-quotes.CX13cKVO_ZlDych.webp ![Featured Image](https://buzzle.com/_astro/soccer-quotes-funny-soccer-quotes.CX13cKVO_ZlDych.webp) This article is a small compilation of soccer quotes, funny as well as ironical. There are many quotes made by famous personalities of the game that leave you scratching your head in disbelief and amazement. Soccer is a game full of conundrums and logic defying moments. It’s unpredictability is what makes it a sport loved by millions of people around the world, irrespective of their age, religion and nationalities. As a result, the game and the plots surrounding it throw up some interesting and thought provoking comments from players, coaches, journalists and followers. Here is a collection of funny quotes and famous sports quotes about soccer which are bound to bring a smile on your face, to say the least. Soccer Quotes: Funny Soccer Quotes Many people think that footballers are intellectually challenged, what with all the heads colliding with the ball and other heads and all. I would beg to differ, but it’s hard to do so when some famous football personalities make these kinds of funny soccer quotes. Also read some [sportsmanship quotes for kids](https://buzzle.com/sports-recreation/sportsmanship-quotes-for-kids) . ## Funny Soccer Quotes from Players and Managers - _We lost because we didn’t win_. - Brazilian Ronaldo. - _We didn’t underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought_. - Sir Bobby Robson. - _My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7_. - David Beckham. - _Alex Ferguson is the best manager I’ve ever had at this level. Well, he’s the only manager I’ve actually had at this level. But he’s the best manager I’ve ever had_. - David Beckham. - _Is the Pope Catholic. No I’m serious. I really need to know_. - David Beckham. - _Well, I can play in the center, on the right and occasionally on the left side_. - David Beckham after being asked if he is “volatile”. He obviously thought he heard “versatile”. - _We must have had 99% of the game. It was the other 3% that cost us the match_. - Ruud Gullit. - _To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch_. - Ruud Gullit. - _Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they have eleven Dicks on the field_. - A commentator on Metro Radio. - _When you are 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1_. - Lawrie Mcmenemy. - _Winning doesn’t really matter as long as you win_. - Vinny Jones. - _Diego Maradona, a flawed genius, who has now become a genius who is flawed_. - Bob Wilson. - _Chile have three options. They could win or they could lose_. - Kevin Keegan. - _The Germans only have one player under 22, and he’s 23_. - Kevin Keegan. - _I would not be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league_. - Mark Viduka. ## Ron Atkinson’s Best Big-Ronisms Soccer Quotes: Funny Soccer Quotes by Ron Atkinson Ron Atkinson was a famous English player and manager, and is now a respected football pundits. But his comments and sports quotes have left many people puzzled at times regarding his sanity. He has a vast collection of soccer quotes: funny soccer quotes, that a whole section had to be dedicated solely to him. His quotes are also famously referred to as “Big-Ronisms”, or “Ronglish”. - _On another night, they’d have won 2-2_. - _Nil-nil is a big score_. - _Well, Clive, it’s all about the two M’s, movement and positioning_. - _The keeper was unsighted, he still didn’t see it_. - _Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw_. - _Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard_. - _I would not say that he is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better_. - _The Spaniards have been reduced to aiming aimless balls into the box_. - _I never comment on referees, and I’m not gonna break the habit of a lifetime for that prat_. More Soccer Quotes: Funny Soccer Quotes If you haven’t had enough of these amusing citations, here are some more to appease you with. ## More Funny Soccer Quotes - _Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result_. - Sir Bobby Robson. - _The margin is very marginal_. - Sir Bobby Robson. - _There were two second division matches last night, both in the second division_. - Dominic Allen. - _Despite the rain, it’s still raining here at Old Trafford_. - Jimmy Hill. - _We go into the second half with United 1-0 up, so the game is perfectly balanced_. - Peter Jones. - _I’ll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again_. - Kevin Keegan. - _Well actually we got the winner up there with three minutes to go, but then they equalized_. - Ian McNail. - _It will be a shame if either side lose, and that applies to both sides_. - Jock Brown. - _Well Kerry, you’re 19 and you’re a lot older than a lot of people younger than yourself_. - Mike Gray. - _Oh, he had an eternity to play that ball, but he took too long over it_. - Martin Tyler. - _Who ever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins_. - Denis Law. - _Football is a game of skill, we kicked them a bit and they kicked us a bit_. - Graham Roberts. - _I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win_. - Howard Wilkinson. - _Wilkins sends an inch perfect pass to no one in particular_. - Byron Butler. - _Most of the people who can remember when we were a great club are dead_. - Notts County chairman. - _Football is a game in which a handful of fit men run around for one and a half hours watched by millions of people who could really use the exercise_. - Anonymous. - _Never go for a 50-50 ball unless you’re 80-20 sure of winning it_. - Ian Darke. - _He (David Beckham) cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn’t score many goals. Apart from that he’s all right_. - George Best. - _When I first met him (David Beckham), I didn’t know whether to shake his hand or lick his face_. - Robbie Williams. - _It was like being in a foreign country_. - Ian Rush, on the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy. Also read the following quotes. ## Related Sports Quotes - Sports Motivational Quotes - Inspirational Sports Quotes - Motivational Quotes for Sports So these were some soccer quotes: funny soccer quotes that should keep you smiling for some time, and if you want some more, you can even find some inspiring soccer quotes to enhance the love for the game.