Quotes

When it comes to saying it straight, few football managers get close to the one and only Mick McCarthy. Born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire as the son of an Irish immigrant it’s no surprise Mick is rarely afraid to speak his mind when in range of a microphone. Before becoming …

It really is hard to think of any other player that had such a massive impact on the Premier League in such a short space of time as Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante did during his first two seasons in the English top-flight. Kante joined Leicester from French second division side …

Francesco Totti aka ” The King of Rome,” called time on his glittering 25 year career with home town club AS Roma in May of 2018. The mercurial Italian scored 307 goals in 786 games for his beloved Giallorossi, inspiring Roma to the Serie A title 2001, and provided countless …

Diego Maradona, is quite simply is a Footballing God. Having almost single handedly won the World Cup with Argentina, he then went and repeated the trick with a struggling Napoli side, carrying them to two Scudetto’s. El Diego’s career was never short of controversy on and off the pitch, and …

Ronaldinho was without doubt the most talented player of his generation and one of Football’s all-time greats. If you were lucky enough to be able to watch him play regularly in his prime with Barcelona you just can’t help but love the man. Despite winning a host of the games …

Mino Raiola is rarely far from the footballing headlines, the super-agent once again in the news this week following a much publicised spat with Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Italian-born Dutchman is a major power and has some of the world’s finest talent as his clientele, with Raiola …

Xavi is one of the greatest midfielders to ever kick a football. He won four Champions Leagues and eight La Liga titles with Barcelona, and a World Cup and two European Championships with Spain. He was a central part of both those teams, each regarded amongst the finest in football …

Nemanja Vidic is a Manchester United legend and one of the greatest defenders of the Premier League era. The Big Serbian international was renowned for his uncompromising style and would form one of the greatest centre-back partnerships English football has ever seen with fellow Old Trafford legend Rio Ferdinand. Despite …

Jose Mourinho is not a man to mince his words. He’s not too short on self confidence either and ever since he arrived in England to manage Chelsea in 2004 he has been a source of some of the all time great managerial quotes. Some big himself up, others tear …

Peter Schmeichel is widely considered to be the greatest goalkeeper in Premier League history. The Danish stopper not only excelled in every area a ‘keeper can be judged, he was also the type of character that drove his team-mates onto success. Schmeichel was one of the key men in Sir …