#world cup

It was my proudest moment as a manager when England drew 0-0 with Italy in Rome to qualify for the World Cup finals. Fifteen years later, the stakes are equally high for both countries as they go head-to-head for a semi-final place at the European Championship. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#championship #countries #cup #cup finals #drew

When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football. ↗

— Hope Solo

#come #cups #female #football #olympics

Consequently, I won just about everything I set out to win, everything bar the World Cup, of course. But even now, I don't regret that, because I was part of a team which twice reached the semi-finals. ↗

— Michel Patini

#bar #because #consequently #course #cup

I would like to wish the England squad every success. I would also very much like to extend those wishes to Martin Johnson, Brian Smith, Mike Ford, John Wells, Graham Rowntree and the rest of the England 2011 World Cup management team who have been fantastic and deserve people to know that. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#been #brian #cup #deserve #england

I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#cups #grand #grand slams #i #lost

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#being #cup #down #end #game

The problem with me is I always think I should've done better. I felt that after the World Cup final and through my whole career. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#always #better #career #cup #done

My saddest decision in football was leaving Paul Gascoigne out of the 1998 World Cup finals. But he wasn't fit enough and once that decision is made, as a manager and a group of players, you forget about who isn't there and focus on the job. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#cup #cup finals #decision #enough #finals

After all these years, I'm finally into soccer. The World Cup is on, and my band is an international group - they're all around me, cheering in the hotel bars. ↗

— Art Garfunkel

#around #band #bars #cheering #cup

I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in. ↗

— Diego Maradona

#because #certainly #cups #i #i can