Brazil coach Felipe Scolari has placed restrictions on the sideways samba at the World Cup this summer. ‘Big Phil’ will allow his players to partake in nocturnal exercises with their wives and girlfriends, as long as it’s not of the ‘acrobatic’ variety. The Selecao boss was responding to a question in Portugal as he continues preparations to win the World Cup on home soil in the summer.
“If I had a chance to watch any game in the world tomorrow I would go to a hurling match. I’ve been to the Super Bowl, Formula 1 racing, Champion’s League matches, but the All-Ireland is up there with all of them as a great occasion” – Roy Keane professes his love for the small ball.
“Other than Friday afternoon when the lads were looking at the first play-offs and there was maybe a tinge of disappointment there, time has passed and I didn’t detect a low morale at all.”
“For goodness sake, this is a football dressing-room we’re talking about, not an episode of ‘Love/Hate'” – Anonymous member of the current Irish squad.
“(I’m) prevented by the Constitution from talking about soccer managers’ decisions” – President Michael D. Higgins on the search for the new Irish manager.
“It’s a football match. Every kid, every adult, you go to a football match and you try to win the game. That’s all I know and that’s my mission: to try and win the game”
– Interim coach Noel King has impressed since taking temporary charge of the Irish team.
“He is a credit in the way he behaves and the way he performs. All in all, he could potentially be one of the top midfielders in European football” – Roberto Martinez sings the praises of new recruit James McCarthy as he tells evertonfc.com.
“The FAI have committed to playing Spain in New York and we must go. It’s about respect, and respect for the Irish people who want to see these players. They’re paying for tickets but not to see the second team”
“I saw my mother’s face just before the kick-off and it was a very emotional moment for me. I was in the dug out the day after she passed away and we won the game — and it has happened again. My dedication goes to her”
– Paolo Di Canio dedicates victory over Newcastle to his late mother
“We have played 45 minutes; now the second round starts against all of these teams. Why not? Why not? I think every game is 90 minutes to achieve qualification. Every game”